Beacon Theatre - Hopewell, VA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Beacon Theatre is one of Hopewell's most recognizable landmarks. It opened in 1928 showing silent movies and thrived during the golden age of motion pictures, but ultimately closed in 1981. In 1987 Hopewell Preservation, Inc. was founded to preserve and restore the historic theater. After a grand re-opening ceremony in 2005, the theater now operates as a meeting facility. In addition to two levels of meeting space featuring a conference center and reception area, the renovated Grand Ballroom has 14' tall ceilings, Brazilian cherry hardwood floors and a built-in bar. The renovation is still ongoing, however. Once the funds are in place, the third and final phase will focus on the original theater itself.

Sources: Beacon Theatre (http://www.beacontheatre.org) and City of Hopewell (http://www.ci.hopewell.va.us)

Street address: 401 N. Main Street Hopewell, VA USA 23860 County / Borough / Parish: City of Hopewell Year listed: 2000 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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