8 0 , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁built ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁were ▁either ▁built ▁with ▁or ▁orn ament ed ▁with ▁mar ble . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁the ▁arts ▁fl our ished ▁in ▁R ut land , ▁especially ▁in ▁music , ▁literature , ▁and ▁the ater . ▁ ▁Julia ▁Caroline ▁Dor r ▁sp ur red ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁the ▁arts . ▁ ▁Her ▁father ▁had ▁built ▁the ▁original ▁R ut land ▁Opera ▁House , ▁and ▁later ▁re built ▁it ▁after ▁a ▁fire ▁destroyed ▁the ▁original ▁structure . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁George ▁Ch aff ee ▁built ▁another ▁theatre , ▁the ▁Play house . ▁ ▁The ▁exterior ▁of ▁the ▁Play house ▁had ▁a ▁classical ▁style ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁City ▁Beautiful ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁while ▁the ▁interior ▁res emble d ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁era ▁opera ▁house ▁with ▁lav ish ▁decor ation . ▁ ▁The ▁theatre ▁was ▁renamed ▁The ▁Param ount ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁and ▁its ▁entertain ment ▁shift ed ▁from ▁live ▁performance ▁to ▁mov ies . ▁ ▁The ▁movie ▁the ater ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁a ▁local ▁group ▁began ▁rest oring ▁the ▁theatre ▁to ▁its ▁historic ▁appearance . ▁ ▁The ▁theatre ▁re open ed ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁serves ▁again ▁as ▁a ▁center ▁for ▁art istic , ▁cultural , ▁and ▁educational ▁events . ▁ ▁The ▁Pla za ▁ ▁The