National and State Register
Sherbino Building / Theater
Ouray County
Significant for its role in the social and cultural heritage of the town of Ridgway, the simple one-story brick building was designed by Gus Kullerstrand and built in 1915 by Louis Sherbino. Over the years, it functioned as a movie theater, a dance hall, a skating rink, and a community center.
For a time it housed the Ridgway Post Office. In 1968, a boardwalk shielded with a fiberglass shingled roof was added in order to accommodate the filming of the movie "True Grit." Although the theater stage is now gone, most of the interior remains intact.
State Register
Address
604 N. Clinton, Ridgway
Site Number
5OR.1368