Montauk Tennis Auditorium, also known as Montauk Playhouse, is a historic tennis center located at Montauk in

Suffolk County, New York Suffolk County () is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York. It is mainly located on the eastern end of Long Island, but also includes several smaller islands. According to the 2020 United States census, the county's populatio ...

, just below

Montauk Manor Montauk Manor is a historic resort hotel located in the hamlet of Montauk in Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island. It was built in 1926 by Carl G. Fisher and is a three-story, 140 decorated condominium apartments in the Tudor Revival style. I ...

. It was built in 1928-1929 as one of the central buildings of the great resort which developer

Carl G. Fisher Carl Graham Fisher (January 12, 1874 – July 15, 1939) was an American entrepreneur. He was an important figure in the automotive industry, in highway construction, and in real estate development. In his early life in Indiana, despite fa ...

planned and partially completed in the 1920s. The

Tudor Revival Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture ...

style structure is of light steel frame construction sheathed in prefabricated plywood frame panels and coated in

stucco Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and a ...

. The base is formed of rough

fieldstone Fieldstone is a naturally occurring type of stone, which lies at or near the surface of the Earth. Fieldstone is a nuisance for farmers seeking to expand their land under cultivation, but at some point it began to be used as a construction mate ...

. The building is composed of three main volumes: two main gable roofed volumes mark the main tennis halls while the lower, shed roofed volume contains the lobbies and lounges. It began being used for stage productions in the 1950s. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying photograph''
/ref> It now operates as a community playhouse. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1988.

References

External links

The Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation website
Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Tudor Revival architecture in New York (state) Sports venues completed in 1928 Buildings and structures in Suffolk County, New York Tourist attractions in Suffolk County, New York 1928 establishments in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk County, New York {{SuffolkCountyNY-NRHP-stub