Proctor's Theater (Yonkers, New York)
Proctor's Theater | |
Location | 53 S. Broadway, Yonkers, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°55′55.6″N 73°53′58.0″W / 40.932111°N 73.899444°WCoordinates: 40°55′55.6″N 73°53′58.0″W / 40.932111°N 73.899444°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1914 |
Architect | William E. Lehman |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 08001083 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 21, 2008 |
Proctor's Theater, also known as Proctor's Palace and RKO Proctor's, is a historic (1914) movie theater located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built 1914-1916 and operated initially as a vaudeville house. William E. Lehman was the theater's architect. It became part of the RKO Pictures circuit in 1929 and closed as a movie theater in 1973. It was subsequently converted to retail and office use.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References[]
Further reading[]
- Proctor's Palace Theatre; After the final curtain blog post (includes interior photographs)
External links[]
Media related to Proctor's Theater (Yonkers, New York) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Theatres completed in 1914
- Buildings and structures in Yonkers, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Yonkers, New York
- Westchester County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs