Tappan Zee Playhouse

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Tappan Zee Playhouse
Broadway Theatre
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The theater in 1981
Tappan Zee Playhouse
Address20 S. Broadway
Nyack, New York
United States
Current use
Tappan Zee Playhouse
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Coordinates 41°5′24″N73°55′9″W / 41.09000°N 73.91917°W / 41.09000; -73.91917
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Neo-Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 83001788 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1983
Construction
Opened1911
DemolishedApril 2004

Tappan Zee Playhouse, built in 1911 as the Broadway Theater, was a historic theatre located at Nyack in Rockland County, New York. It consisted of an early 20th-century lobby and theatre structure in front and stage house in rear. The stage house was a large, converted 19th century stable. [2] It was demolished in April 2004. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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. Austin O'Brien (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Tappan Zee Playhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-05-14.See also: "Accompanying three photos".
  3. Tappan Zee Playhouse, hudsonvalleyruins.org