Paramount Theatre

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1906.

From the record

“The Paramount Theatre is a historic theater located at 17 South Street in Middletown, New York, United States. It was built in 1930 in an Art Deco style, a twin to the Paramount Theater in Peekskill, across the Hudson River.”
Wikipedia article Paramount Theatre (Middletown, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 187 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 2002 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
Address. South St., Middletown, 10940
When was it listed? March 2002
Category. building
City. Middletown city
Architectural style. Art Deco architecture
Architect. Rapp and Rapp
National Register reference number. 02000136 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

679 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 679 fires within 5 miles of Paramount Theatre between 1995 and 2020, burning about 487 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 80 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	468
Arson/incendiarism	80
Debris and open burning	47
Natural	32
Equipment and vehicle use	21
Smoking	16
Power generation/transmission/distribution	8
Misuse of fire by a minor	4
Recreation and ceremony	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
8 September 2015	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	NA
8 September 2015	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	NA
7 September 2016	Arson/incendiarism	1.3 acres	Fire Department of New York	N/A
7 September 2014	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
7 September 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
7 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
6 September 2016	Debris and open burning	1.3 acres	Fire Department of New York	N/A
6 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Paramount Theatre: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Crystal Run Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Crystal Run Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Goshen Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Goshen Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Merion Blue-Grass Sod Farm Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Orange County

Storms near this property

23 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middletown, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 14 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	1 hurt, $60,000	Many trees and wires were reported down throughout Middletown, causing multiple accidents. One tree landed on a garage, causing it to collapse, resulting in one injury. In addition, a piece of the roof of Middletown High School was blown off, protective tiles covering the football field were damaged, windows were blown out at some commercial buildings near the High School, and at least one tree fell on the roof of a car.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	$12,000	There were numerous reports of trees and wires down throughout Middletown, including some which fell on cars and houses.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	$10,000	Tree and wires down on house.
May 2010	Lightning	Middletown	$10,000	A lightning strike caused a house fire on Jared Court Road in Middletown.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	$7,500	A tree was reported down on a house on California Avenue.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	$3,000	Six trees were reported snapped in the backyard at 113 Curbytown Road in Middletown.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	$2,000	Tree and wires down on North Street in Middletown 2 miles NW of Unionville.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	$1,000	A tree was reported blocking Lake Avenue near Fancher Davidge Park.
July 2023	Flash Flood	Middletown	-	Several roads closed in Middletown due to flooding including Sterling St., Wilson St., and Scranton Ave.
June 2017	Flash Flood	Middletown	-	The intersection of Wickham Avenue and Wisner Avenue was closed due to flooding in Middletown.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Middletown	-	A lake on Carmelite Dr. in Middletown overflowed resulting in six inches of water flowing across the roadway.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Middletown	-	In New Hampton, I-84 was closed at Dolson Ave. due to flooding. Additionally, a portion of Dolson Ave. was closed due to flooding, including the intersection of Dolsontown Rd. and Dolson Avenue. Basement flooding was also reported in Middletown.
August 2009	Funnel Cloud	Middletown	-	A funnel cloud was reported near Linden Avenue in Middletown.
March 2008	Flash Flood	Middletown	-	Numerous basements had to be pumped in residental areas of Middletown and Washingtonville due to flooding. Route 78 near Aspin Rd and Wisner Avenue were also closed due to flooding. The ASOS at Montgomery Airport, KMGJ, recorded a total rainfall amount of 2.55 inches.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	-	Trees and power lines.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	-	no account filed
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	-	no account filed
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	-	no account filed
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	-	no account filed
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	-	no account filed
April 1996	Tornado (F0)	Middletown	-	no account filed
June 1995	Hail	Middletown	-	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Middletown	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Orange County

Maps showing this location

12 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

1906 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
1908 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500 - 6 printings
1938 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500
1942 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:24000
1946 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500
1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1969 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
1986 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
First Congregational Church of Middletown	0.1 miles	2005
Christ Church	0.3 miles	2008
Grace Episcopal Church	0.3 miles	2010
Cash-Draper House	0.4 miles	2017
Hillside Cemetery	0.4 miles	1994
Webb Horton House	0.5 miles	1990

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 02000136 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Orange County	All 187 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.