Jefferson Theater

110 E. Main Street,
Charlottesville, VA 22902

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Jefferson Theater

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The Jefferson Theater was built in 1912 in a Greek Revival style by architect W.W. Keenan. (The building had previously been a bank built in 1901.)

Richmond architect C.K. Howell worked on the theatre after a 1915 fire. Philadelphia architect William H. Lee worked on the theatre at some time, likley the redesign of the facade in 1925, since it resembles his work.

In 1969, the Jefferson was renamed Cinema Theater.

In January 1984, the Peanut Gallery balcony became its own auditorium, with 184 stadium seated seats and a movie screen 12.5 high x 23 feet wide. The main floor auditorium of 369 seats has a movie screen 12 feet high x 26.5 feet tall. Renamed The Movie Palace the theatre switched to second run movies because of competition from suburban multiplexes.

In 1993, the theatre returned to its original name, the Jefferson Theater.

The Jefferson Theater closed on June 15, 2006 for restoration and renovations to be carried out and re-opened onNovember 27, 2009.

Contributed by Brian Rostron

Recent comments (view all 13 comments)

Patsy
Patsy on February 14, 2006 at 9:33 am

And when was the decision to TWIN it made?

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 26, 2008 at 9:08 am

Here is a photo of the Jefferson Theater.

aarfeld
aarfeld on April 13, 2008 at 8:45 pm

Patsy:
The theater was twined by enclosing the mezzanine in 1983. I took a peek in while the demo of the enclosures over the two balconies was taking place a year ago. It’s a spectacular view up to the top. Although work appears to have stalled for now, the theater will be a splendid intimate music venue when restoration is completed.

lostmemory
lostmemory on October 10, 2008 at 4:07 am

Another photo can be seen here.

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 31, 2009 at 11:10 am

This is a 2009 photo of the Jefferson.

lostmemory
lostmemory on November 24, 2009 at 12:02 pm

The Jefferson is a concert venue which will open again on November 27, 2009. Here is a recent article.

nonsportsnut
nonsportsnut on November 25, 2009 at 3:20 pm

The Three Stooges Fan Club is trying to verify the exact times/dates that The Three Stooges msde a personal appearance at the Jefferson. It was mentioned in a newspaper regarding the re-opening, but no dates were shown. Please email me,
Thanks, Frank Reighter

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on April 8, 2010 at 5:03 am

An article about the restoration of the Jefferson and its history: View link

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on May 6, 2010 at 12:13 pm

2010 photo of the Jefferson Theatre.
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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on May 6, 2010 at 12:16 pm

More 2010 photos of the Jefferson Theatre.
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