Mount Vernon Theatre
Tallasse,
AL
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There is a strong movement in Tallassee to restore the building as a multi-use community center.
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Here is a photo of the Mount Vernon Theater.
As of October 2009, The Mount Vernon Theater has been undergoing restoration/rehabilitation, including preventative roof repairs, basic rewiring (for preconstruction), and general cleanup for better understanding of what will be needed for repairs and upgrades, etc. An architectural study is underway to determine the scope of work needed to bring the theatre into compliance with all safety & building codes, with great care being taken to protect the building’s original aesthetic and historic record.
From the original set of Architectural blueprints, the Firm was, Robert And Company Architects and Engineers of Atlanta, GA., with a J.W. Armstead listed as the “in charge of” person. The blueprints are dated 4-27-1935.In the detail section for the cut stone, J.S. Reed Stone Company of Birmingham, AL and Georgia Marble Works of Montgomery, AL are noted.
Ingalls Iron Works, Tallassee, AL is noted on a structural iron work detail.
Also of note, there are numerous backstage signatures on the walls and large air duct on stage left. Traveling troupes and local performers from the 30’s and 40’s, left their marks, with the latest dated signature from the early 70’s, when the theatre was in it’s final days of limited use. The most famous signature found is of Hank Williams, who apparently, played the stage several times.