Kearse Theatre

161-167 Summers Street,
Charleston, WV 25301

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This nearly-2000 seat theater opened in 1922 on Summers Street between Fife and Quarrier Streets. In the 1945 Film Daily Yearbook, the Kearse is shown as being open. Listed to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, the theater was nonetheless demolished three years later.

Any further information on the Kearse Theatre would be appreciated.

Contributed by Bryan

Recent comments (view all 19 comments)

marcyw108 on September 19, 2007 at 1:06 pm

Does anyone have any good photos of the Kearse?

lostmemory on September 19, 2007 at 2:12 pm

I don’t have any photos, but this is the nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places. There is alot of information about the former building on that form.

marcyw108 on September 19, 2007 at 5:44 pm

wheres the form?

kencmcintyre on September 19, 2007 at 5:56 pm

You need the Adobe Reader to open this up, I think. As LM said, there is a wealth of info on the Kearse when you read through the form.

lostmemory on September 19, 2007 at 6:09 pm

Did you click on the blue highlighted word “this” in the above comment?

marcyw108 on September 19, 2007 at 7:15 pm

thanks so much!!! great help

lostmemory on April 20, 2009 at 7:25 am

1976 Photo

1979 photo

marcyw108 on January 17, 2010 at 4:01 pm