Corregimiento Plaza Theater

The Corregimiento Plaza Theater in Arecibo, Puerto Rico was built in 1876 as a three-story brick Classical Revival theater building known as the Oliver Theater. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Corregimiento Plaza Theater
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location of Arecibo and the theater in Puerto Rico
Location	Llaguerry and Toribio Pagan Sts., Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°28′22″N 66°42′55″W
Built	1876, 1919, 1930s
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	86000041[1]
Added to NRHP	January 6, 1986

It was built with a mechanism that could raise the orchestra floor so that the space could be used for different purposes. It was remodelled in 1919 after a series of earthquakes (presumably including the 1918 San Fermin earthquake) damaged it, and it was remodelled again in the 1930s. The floor moving mechanism was then removed, the stage was shortened, and balconies were replaced by a new mezzanine. In 1955 it became exclusively a movie house, with a cinemascope screen. It operated as a movie house until 1984 when it was closed.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Felix J.del Campo (May 1, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Corregimiento Plaza Theater / Oliver Theater". National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2017. with 12 photos, historical and from 1984