The Picture House Regional Film Center, formerly known as the Pelham Picture House,[2] is a historic movie theater located in Pelham, New York. The rectangular building was built in 1921, in the Spanish Revival style and is oriented at an angle at the northwest corner of Wolf's Lane and Brookside Avenue. It features angled end bays, a distinctive round arched entrance, tiled hoods over the large windows on the end bays, and a wood open truss ceiling in the auditorium. The building typifies early 20th century commercial architecture of New York City commuter suburbs with its eclectic style reflective of the Mission style.[3]
The theater was privately owned until it was put up for sale in 2003. Fearing that the historic building would be torn down, a group of Westchester citizens formed the non-profit organization Pelham Picture House Preservation and bought the building. The name of the organization was changed to the Picture House Regional Film Center in 2005. The Picture House operates with film and education programming at the 175 Wolfs Lane location and in area schools.[3] The theater also hosts birthday parties.[4]
picture, house, regional, film, center, formerly, known, pelham, picture, house, historic, movie, theater, located, pelham, york, rectangular, building, built, 1921, spanish, revival, style, oriented, angle, northwest, corner, wolf, lane, brookside, avenue, fe. The Picture House Regional Film Center formerly known as the Pelham Picture House 2 is a historic movie theater located in Pelham New York The rectangular building was built in 1921 in the Spanish Revival style and is oriented at an angle at the northwest corner of Wolf s Lane and Brookside Avenue It features angled end bays a distinctive round arched entrance tiled hoods over the large windows on the end bays and a wood open truss ceiling in the auditorium The building typifies early 20th century commercial architecture of New York City commuter suburbs with its eclectic style reflective of the Mission style 3 Pelham Picture HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesNew York State Register of Historic PlacesPicture House Regional Film Center 2011Show map of New YorkShow map of the United StatesLocation175 Wolfs Lane Pelham New YorkCoordinates40 54 33 N 73 48 42 W 40 90917 N 73 81167 W 40 90917 73 81167Arealess than one acreBuilt1921Architectural styleMission spanish RevivalNRHP reference No 10000305 1 NYSRHP No 11968 000009Significant datesAdded to NRHPMay 28 2010Designated NYSRHPApril 7 2010The theater was privately owned until it was put up for sale in 2003 Fearing that the historic building would be torn down a group of Westchester citizens formed the non profit organization Pelham Picture House Preservation and bought the building The name of the organization was changed to the Picture House Regional Film Center in 2005 The Picture House operates with film and education programming at the 175 Wolfs Lane location and in area schools 3 The theater also hosts birthday parties 4 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 1 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County New YorkReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Mission History a b Peter D Shaver March 2010 National Register of Historic Places Registration Pelham Picture House New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Retrieved 2011 10 03 See also Accompanying seven photos Rentals Further reading editDieriekx Mary Pelham Downtown Historic District Draft National Register of Historic Places Registration Form 2009 Sanchis Frank E American Architecture Westchester County New York Harrison New York Harbor Hills Books 1977External links editThe Picture House website This article about a historic property or district in Westchester County New York that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Picture House Regional Film Center amp oldid 1182864987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
