Novelty Theatre
809 Main Street,
Winfield,
KS
67019
809 Main Street,
Winfield,
KS
67019
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The duplicate cover photo should be deleted. The un-captioned copy is better quality.
This has not been demolished. It has an ugly remodel, but the original stone construction is still evident. It is a co-working space. The building was constructed sometime between 1899 and 1905, and was originally a clothing store. The theater was operating by February 1912.
The supposed prior location of the Novelty is impossible. The northernmost avenue is 4th, and there has never been a North or South Main. 245, if it had ever existed, would be in the middle of the park at the north end of town.
The Novelty Theatre at 809 Main Street was one of the two movie houses listed at Winfield in the 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory. The rival Jewel Theatre was at 1007 Main Street, where the Fox Theatre would be built in 1950.