Rialto Theater (Monticello, New York)

Rialto Theatre, also known as the Miller and Washington Block, is a historic commercial block and theatre located at Monticello in Sullivan County, New York. It was built in 1921 and the theatre was developed as part of a commercial block which incorporated three storefronts and a restaurant occupying the entire second floor. The block is two stories tall and a broad six bays wide, constructed of brick. The theatre auditorium extended 136 feet to the rear and constructed of parged concrete. The former lobby is occupied by a storefront.[2] The auditorium was demolished in 2003.[3] The theater's marquee was removed during renovations in 2012, supposedly because it was deteriorated, when "workers pulled it apart in pieces and junked it," according to a published account.[4]

Rialto Theatre
Rialto Theater, May 2009
LocationBroadway, Monticello, New York
Coordinates41°39′20″N 74°41′17″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1921
ArchitectMotel, Emil
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.01000043[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 2001

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kathleen LaFrank (August 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rialto Theatre". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".
  3. "Cinema Treasures: Rialto Theater". Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  4. Victor Whitman. "Renovations start on Monticello's Rialto building". Times Herald-Record, 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2013-07-20.


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