Montauk Tennis Auditorium

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Montauk Tennis Auditorium
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Montauk Tennis Club, March 2009
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Location Flamingon Ave. and Edgemere St., Montauk, New York
Coordinates 41°3′1″N71°57′4″W / 41.05028°N 71.95111°W / 41.05028; -71.95111 Coordinates: 41°3′1″N71°57′4″W / 41.05028°N 71.95111°W / 41.05028; -71.95111
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1928
ArchitectPearson Construction Co.
Architectural styleEnglish Tudor
NRHP reference No. 88000052 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 8, 1988

Montauk Tennis Auditorium, also known as Montauk Playhouse, is a historic tennis center located at Montauk in Suffolk County, New York, just below Montauk Manor. It was built in 1928-1929 as one of the central buildings of the great resort which developer Carl G. Fisher planned and partially completed in the 1920s. The Tudor Revival style structure is of light steel frame construction sheathed in prefabricated plywood frame panels and coated in stucco. The base is formed of rough fieldstone. The building is composed of three main volumes: two main gable roofed volumes mark the main tennis halls while the lower, shed roofed volume contains the lobbies and lounges. It began being used for stage productions in the 1950s. [2] It now operates as a community playhouse.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Kathleen LaFrank (August 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Montauk Tennis Auditorium" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photograph

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