Shelburne Playhouse

Shelburne Playhouse is a historic theatre located at Ferndale in Sullivan County, New York. It was built in 1922 as part of a small resort known as the Shelburne Hotel and used as the hotel social hall. It is a long, rectangular wood-frame building, 95 feet long and 35 feet wide. It consists of two components: a large five-by-four-bay structure that houses the main seating area / dance hall and a slightly lower three-by-one-bay entrance pavilion. The building is coated in stucco with applied wooden battens and a surmounted by a gable roof in the Tudor Revival style.[2]

Shelburne Playhouse
LocationUpper Ferndale Rd., Ferndale, New York
Coordinates41°46′38″N 74°44′25″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1922
NRHP reference No.04000284[1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 2004

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] With Maurice Gerry, Allan Bérubé (1946–2007) coordinated its restoration and initiated its being placed on the New York State and national register.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kathleen LaFrank (October 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Shelburne Playhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".


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