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Location 932 Main St., Fleischmanns, New York
Coordinates 42°09′22″N74°31′58″W / 42.15611°N 74.53278°W / 42.15611; -74.53278 Coordinates: 42°09′22″N74°31′58″W / 42.15611°N 74.53278°W / 42.15611; -74.53278
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1929 (1929)
NRHP reference # 14001019 [1]
Added to NRHP December 10, 2014

Maxbilt Theatre is a historic theater located at Fleischmanns, Delaware County, New York. It was built in 1929, and is a two-story, brick, concrete block, and stucco building. It measures 65 feet wide and 185 feet deep, and consists of three sections: a five-bay by three-bay main block, (housing the lobby, storefronts, projector rooms and apartments above), a large auditorium (housing the theater), and a one-story, rectangular concrete block rear section. It is an intact example of a small regional theater built during the heyday of the Catskills resort era. [2] :5

Fleischmanns, New York Village in New York, United States

Fleischmanns is a village in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 351 at the 2010 census. Fleischmanns is in the town of Middletown.

Delaware County, New York County in the United States

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/08/14 through 12/12/14. National Park Service. 2014-12-19.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2015-12-01.[ permanent dead link ]Note: This includes Kathleen LaFrank (August 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Maxbilt Theatre" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs