Comstock-Cheney Hall - Ivoryton CT - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Comstock-Cheney Hall, also known as Ivoryton Playhouse, is a theater building located in the village of Ivoryton in the town of Essex, Connecticut, US. The theatre is believed to be the first continuously operating summer theatre in the United States.

Construction began in 1910 and was completed 1911 as a recreation hall for the Comstock-Cheney factory. The building includes Classical Revival architecture.

The theatre is believed to be the first self-supporting summer theatre in the United States. Although there were older theatres in Dennis, MA and Skowhegan, ME, they were endowed by foundations of wealthy families and not self-supporting. The Westport Country Playhouse was established one year after the Ivoryton Playhouse.

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Street address: Main and Summit Sts Ivoryton, CT County / Borough / Parish: Essex Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Historic function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social Current function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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