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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » New Hampshire » Portsmouth » Colonial Theater

Colonial Theater

Portsmouth, NH
10 Congress Street
, Portsmouth, NH, United States
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Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Colonial Revival
Function: Unknown
Seats: Unknown
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Colonial building comprises of three smaller buildings. The farthest to the right was the Colonial Theater. The mosiac tiles still say such across the entrance. The marquee is an obvious hint but this is just the lobby. The auditorium is gone.

Another piece of this same building was where Paul Revere met with locals to plan an attack on nearby Fort William and Mary. With the stolen gunpowder and munition, the rebels fought the battles of Lexington and Concord. They third chunk whick makes this structure I don't know anything about.

It's all getting torn down soon. It went up for review and the historic commission said there really isn't anything left to save.

The new building might look like the original Colonial Theater, now hidden under a thin coat of cement.
Contributed by John Elwood

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Eagle Photo, the business, is not closed. We plan to remain in business for MANY MORE years to come. Please DO NOT refer to the building as Eagle Photo. We plan to relocate within the downtown business district. Thank you, Cindy Williamson, Owner Eagle Photo
posted by cindy williamson on May 13, 2004 at 10:12am
I show the address for the Colonial theatre at 10 Congress St., Portsmouth, NH.
posted by Chuck1231 on Nov 15, 2004 at 10:06pm
The lobby and marquee of this theater was finally demolished in late May of 2005. An ajoining building, possibly the one Paul Revere and others planned a raid of Fort William and Mary (known to many as the first act of the revolutionary war...) was also torn down. These lots and an ajoining parking lot are to be replaced with condos.

--John
posted by John Elwood on Jun 3, 2005 at 7:59am
Seating capacity of the Colonial was 1,256. Probably built in the early 1920s. I remember visiting in mid 80s. The organ grilles and proscenium were covered in modern drapery but the original balcony sidewalls showed, with modestly ornate columns and panels with dark green damask fabric. Building looked like it was built in the early 1920s.
posted by spectrum on Sep 29, 2007 at 11:12am
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