Cincinnatus in Cortland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cincinnatus Alhambra

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 17, 2026

1. Cincinnatus Alhambra Marker

Inscription. Former Site of the
Cincinnatus Alhambra
Built 1912
Burned July 19, 1988
Erected in Memory
of Herbert Spencer

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 42° 32.504′ N, 75° 53.938′ W. Marker is in Cincinnatus, New York, in Cortland County. It is on Telephone Road (County Route 159B) west of Cincinnatus Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cincinnatus NY 13040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Central New York.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First RR Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Heritage Hall

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Heritage Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cincinnatus Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Revolutionary Soldiers and Pioneers before 1800 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cincinnatus Town Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elmer Ambrose Sperry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elmer A. Sperry (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnatus.

Regarding Cincinnatus Alhambra. The imposing three story Alhambra Opera House (or Taft & Gardner block) was opened in February 1913 and was showing movies on a regular basis by 1915. Several photos available on the internet (but all in copyright), reveal a wooden three story structure with a high third floor (apparently a ballroom) and a balcony across the entire front of the building. The opera house was located right next to the bridge, most likely on the south side, just east of the crossing.

The pictoral book “Cortland County,” in which a picture of the opera house appears, asserts that the theater was later converted to a hotel, the Cincinnatus Hotel (not to be confused with the still-standing Griffin). It was

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, July 17, 2026

2. Cincinnatus Alhambra Marker

still in use as an opera house in 1923, and was listed in the 1929 edition of Film Daily Yearbook.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 17, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.