{"nrhp_refnum":"08000922","name":"Strand Theater","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"25 Brinkerhoff St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Plattsburgh","county":"Clinton County","state":"NY","lat":44.69677714300008,"lon":-73.45467597899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-09-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1924 movie palace at 25 Brinkerhoff Street in the commercial core of Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, designed in the Neoclassical style by architect William H. Vaughn and built to seat 1,326 people.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the theater is significant in architecture and entertainment/recreation. It is a rare survivor in the North Country of the first generation of opulent movie palaces that replaced small movie houses and vaudeville theaters. It also served as the social and entertainment centre of Plattsburgh for 80 years of continuous use for films and live performances.","narrative":"Built in 1924 at 25 Brinkerhoff Street in downtown Plattsburgh, the Strand Theater is a Neoclassical movie palace designed by architect William H. Vaughn to seat 1,326 people. Its formal brick front, about four stories high, fronts a large windowless auditorium and a tall stage house. Inside are a vaulted lobby with a terrazzo floor, Italian marble staircases, garnet silk damask wall panels, gold-leaf Corinthian capitals, and original seating. The theater operated continuously as a cinema and live performance venue until 2005. In the 1970s it was split into two screens and its arched windows were filled in; most of those changes were removed in 2005 to reveal the original ornament. It is significant as a rare North Country example of the first generation of opulent movie palaces, and for its eighty-year role in the social and entertainment life of Plattsburgh. It has been designated the anchor of the city's downtown revitalization effort.","period_of_significance":"1924-1956","architect_builder":"Vaughan, William H.","architectural_style":"Neoclassical","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Closed in 2005 for restoration; 1970s alterations were mostly removed in May 2005, and the building and its original details are described as intact and in good condition, though in need of cleaning and restoration.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:54.181115-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/08000922.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000922/c60a969e6c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000922/c60a969e6c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mwanner","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Strand_Theater,_Plattsburgh,_New_York.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Mwanner</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:Strand_Theater,_Plattsburgh,_New_York.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316946","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strand_Theater_(Plattsburgh,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7621245"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/clinton-county/strand-theater-08000922/"}