Lincoln Theatre
117 E. Main Street,
Marion,
VA
24354
117 E. Main Street,
Marion,
VA
24354
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Lincoln Theatre -- Marion (Official)
Additional Info
Firms: Eubank & Caldwell
Functions: Community Arts Center
Styles: Mayan Revival
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
276.783.6093
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The Lincoln Theatre opened July 1, 1929. Its interior includes six large paintings on the walls that show scenes of American and Virginia history.
It was closed as a movie theatre in 1977. In 1992 it was listed on the Register of Historic Places.
The Lincoln Theatre was fully restored in 2004 and serves as a performing arts center.
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The Lincoln will open May 16, 2004 with Riders in the Sky. The theatre will be open for tours on May 1.
Architect: Eubank & Caldwell, Roanoke, VA. The Lincoln was the flagship of the Lincoln Theatres Corporation in Southwest Virginia.
The Lincoln has an official website. http://www.the-lincoln-theatre.org/
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The historic Lincoln Theatre is booming now that it’s fully restored at a cost of 1.8 million. We now have a newly refurbished website with online ticketing at www.thelincoln.org We also have a nationally syndicated tv series “Song of the Mountains” that is being broadcast on over 130 public tv stations across the nation. This series features the best in local bluegrass talent and is taped the first Saturday of each month.
The Theatre’s Executive Director is Duane Cregger. The Business and Box Office Manager is Sonja Shelton. Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 10-1 and 2-5.
2009 photos of the Lincoln Theatre: 1, 2, 3
The July 13, 1929, issue of Motion Picture News had this announcement: “R. W. Sherrill has a lease on the Lincoln, Marion, Va., opened July 1, and is operating it.”
This PDF of the June 27, 1929, issue of The Smyth County News contains several pages with items pertaining to the Lincoln Theatre, which was scheduled to open on July 1.
Here is another PDF with the NRHP registration form for the Lincoln Theatre. It includes floor plans and a longitudinal section of the auditorium.
Saw “Letters From Home” on May 27, 2018. Uploaded several new photos of the theater and booth.