Corregimiento Plaza Theater

	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 / 18.472883°N 66.715287°W
Built	1876, 1919, 1930s
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	86000041
Added to NRHP	January 6, 1986

The Corregimiento Plaza Theater in Arecibo, Puerto Rico was built in 1876 as a three-story brick Classical Revival theater building known as Teatro Oliver or the Oliver Theater. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 6, 1986.^[1] ^[2] It was built with a mechanism that could raise and lower 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.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 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

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[nrhpdoc-3] 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

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
District	National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center
Buildings	Calle Gonzalo Marín No. 61 Casa Alcaldía de Arecibo Casa Córdova Casa de la Diosa Mita Casa Ulanga Corregimiento Plaza Theater Edificio Oliver Faro de Arecibo Federico Degetau Consolidated Rural School Gonzalo Marín 101 Palacio del Marqués de las Claras Franklin Delano Roosevelt Graded School
Structures	Cambalache Bridge Paseo Víctor Rojas
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and List of National Historic Landmarks in Puerto Rico