Maxton Theatre

100 Water Street,
Maxton, NC 28364

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Architects: M.S. Weaver

Functions: Retail

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Maxton Theatre

The building that housed the Maxton Theatre was built as a general store circa 1898. The store was converted for use as a movie theatre in 1939. The Maxton Theatre operated into the 1950’s. The building is now part of a historic district in Maxton, North Carolina.

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SethG
SethG on February 17, 2019 at 5:01 pm

Whoever did the NRHP listing completely screwed this up. The building is on Water St. Theater was in 100, which is the right hand storefront of the block. Currently the entire building is a hardware store. It was built in three stages (you can see subtle differences in the brick) between 1898 and 1910. 100, home of the theater, was built first.

SethG
SethG on February 17, 2019 at 5:07 pm

I uploaded a picture which shows a little bit of the theater. It was very late in the day when I came through, and I didn’t take any of the whole block, or the theater front. It’s better than nothing, but only just.

SethG
SethG on February 17, 2019 at 5:10 pm

Another note about this theater. Not only was the balcony segregated, which was typical in the Jim Crow south, but there was a divider running down the middle to keep Native Americans further segregated.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on November 9, 2021 at 2:19 am

The “Theaters Planned” column of Film Daily for July 21, 1939 had this item datelined Maxton: “Maxton, 300 seats, City Square; Builder: M. S. Weaver; Architect: M. S. Weaver; Cost: $3,500; Operator: James Finch.”

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