Robey Theatre is a historic

theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actor, actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The p ...

located at Spencer,

Roane County, West Virginia Roane County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,028. Its county seat is Spencer. The county was founded in 1856 and is named for Spencer Roane. History Roane County was created ...

. It was built in 1907 and extensively remodeled in 1926. It is a three-story, five bay wide Neoclassical / Italian Renaissance style building. The front facade features a large central entrance bay, with a ticket booth flanked on both sides by two sets of double doors. Above the entrance is a marquee anchored to the second floor by chains and distinctive neon sign above. It is the oldest continuously operating movie theater in the United States. The Robey Theatre is currently owned by Aaron and Melissa Richardson. It was listed on 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 ...

on March 29, 1989.

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Robey Theatre website
Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia Theatres completed in 1911 Buildings and structures in Roane County, West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Roane County, West Virginia Italian Renaissance Revival architecture in the United States 1911 establishments in West Virginia {{RoaneCountyWV-NRHP-stub