Colonial Theatre | |
Location | 220 S. Mecklenburg Ave., South Hill, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°43′29″N78°7′51″W / 36.72472°N 78.13083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1925 |
Architectural style | Early Commercial |
NRHP reference No. | 03000448 [1] |
VLR No. | 301-5054 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 19, 2003 |
Designated VLR | March 19, 2003 [2] |
Colonial Theatre, also known as The Colonial Center for the Performing Arts, is a historic movie theater located at South Hill, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was built in 1925, and housed in a three-story brick building done in the Commercial Style. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, [1] and as of 2023 [update] is used primarily for community theater productions, musical performances, and local events. [4]
Built in 1925, the Colonial Theatre was the only theatre in Mecklenburg County for over two decades. [3] The venue originally housed vaudeville shows and musical performances before undergoing conversion first into a theatre for silent movies and later for modern motion pictures. [3] Many notable entertainers performed at the theatre during its lifespan, including Joan Crawford, Clara Bow, and Minnie Pearl. [3]
The area's post office was housed for a time on the building's first floor, while a Masonic lodge was located on the third. [5] The theatre closed in the 1970s and remained so until a community fundraising drive brought about a renovation effort in the early 2000s. [6] The building reopened in 2011 as the Colonial Center for the Performing Arts, featuring a 400-seat theatre, two lobbies and a welcome center on its main floor, as well as an art gallery and offices on the second floor and a ballroom on the third. [6] [7]
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