{"nrhp_refnum":"06000254","name":"Galli-Curci Theatre","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"801 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Margaretville","county":"Delaware County","state":"NY","lat":42.14891086200004,"lon":-74.64836959199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-04-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation","Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A long, narrow brick-fronted theater and commercial building at 801 Main Street in the village of Margaretville, Delaware County, New York, built in 1922 by local businessman Clarke A. Sanford.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a distinctive small-scale regional theater building of the early twentieth century in the Catskills, and a reminder of the area's resort era. It is also tied to Clarke A. Sanford, whose car dealership, newspaper and movie business were housed here, and who contributed to the village's economic and civic life.","narrative":"Built in 1922 on Main Street in Margaretville, this building combined a silent movie theater with a car showroom, newspaper offices and a printing plant. Clarke A. Sanford, a local businessman and early automobile enthusiast, built it and named the theater after opera soprano Amelita Galli-Curci, who reportedly sang on opening night. The front section is two stories of brick with a plate-glass storefront, patterned brick panels and a central parapet. Behind it is a long auditorium of stuccoed concrete block with a gently raked floor. Sound equipment was added in the 1930s, a 1948 remodeling raised seating to 615, and widescreen projection arrived in 1955. The Catskill Mountain News was published from the building from 1923 until the late 1960s. The exterior retains a high level of integrity, while the auditorium has a later wooden floor over the original slope. The building represents the resort-era economy of the Catskills and Sanford's civic and business role.","period_of_significance":"1922-1955","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"no style","criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Listed current function is vacant; the form describes parts of the interior as deteriorated, and an ongoing restoration project is mentioned. Interior space was previously used for antique dealer booths and retail.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.480015-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/06000254.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000254/e1304bd9a1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000254/e1304bd9a1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galli-Curci_Theater,_Margaretville,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galli-Curci_Theater,_Margaretville,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317217","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galli-Curci_Theatre","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5519032"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/delaware-county/galli-curci-theatre-06000254/"}