The Colonial Theatre is a historic movie theater located at Canton,

Haywood County, North Carolina Haywood County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,089. The county seat and its largest city is Waynesville. Haywood County is part of the Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistica ...

. It was designed by Benton & Benton and built in 1932. It is a 2 1/2-story, five bay

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...

style brick building. The theater auditorium has 650 seats, including the auditorium and the balcony. The Colonial Theater has been renovated and is now used for concerts, movies, and plays. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 2000. It is located in the Canton Main Street Historic District.

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Theatres completed in 1932 Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina Buildings and structures in Haywood County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Haywood County, North Carolina Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina {{HaywoodCountyNC-NRHP-stub