Fayette Theatre

124 W. Fayette Street,
Celina, OH 45822

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SethG
SethG on April 4, 2020 at 8:29 am

Thanks for putting a name to it, Joe!

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on April 4, 2020 at 2:35 am

Given the fact that it had opened by early 1916, and that the Sanborn map shows different buildings on its site in 1914, the Fayette Theatre in its two-story building was most likely this project noted in the February 27, 1915 issue of The American contractor:

“Celina, O.—Motion Picture Theater, Store & Apt. Bldg.: 2 sty. & bas. 80x82. Archt. B. F. Matthews, 420 Opera House bldg., Lima, O. Owner Otto Ott, Celina. Architect will take bids next week.”
Benjamin F. Mathews (1854-1916) was one of Lima’s prominent architects of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on April 4, 2020 at 2:14 am

The January 22, 1916 issue of The Moving Picture World ran a letter from E. E. Bair, manager and operator, Fayette theater, Celina, Ohio, in which he says he is the “… manager and operator of a brand new show house seating 220.”