Lakewood Theater (Madison, Maine)

Lakewood Theater
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Lakewood Theater (Madison, Maine) is located in Maine
Lakewood Theater (Madison, Maine)
Lakewood Theater (Madison, Maine) is located in the United States
Lakewood Theater (Madison, Maine)
Location76 Theatre Road, Madison, Maine
Coordinates44°49′53″N 69°46′38″W / 44.83139°N 69.77722°W / 44.83139; -69.77722
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.75000111[1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1975

The Lakewood Theater is a theater complex at 76 Theatre Road in Madison, Maine, on the shores of Lake Wesserunsett. Founded in 1898 but only properly developed in 1901, it is one of the oldest summer theaters in the United States. The theater was in the 1920s and 1930s one of the major off-Broadway stops, and now plays host the community theater productions of Curtain Up Enterprises. The main auditorium is located on a former 1882 religious camp meeting sanctuary that was extensively altered in 1925-26 to accommodate the theater. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.