Overview

The Liberty Theatre operated in this location between 1910 and 1919, before it closed due to a fire. It resumed operations in 1921 and remained a first-run movie house for another fifty years. It closed again between the early 1970s and 2001, when a local group, the Touchet Valley Arts Council (TVAC), worked on its restoration as a perfomring arts center between 1994 and 2001.

Building History

Architect Charles B. Lambert has been credited with the design of the Liberty Theatre in Dayton, WA.

Building Notes

The Liberty Theatre was a contributing building to the Dayton Downtown Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

After its restoration in 2001, the Liberty seated 147 visitors. Of this number, the balcony held 46. (See Cinema Treasures.org, "Liberty Theater 344 E. Main Street, Dayton, WA 99328," accessed 07/09/2024.)

Alteration

The Liberty suffered a serious fire in 1919 that closed it for two years.

The Seattle architect Bjarne Moe (1904-1980) worked on alterations to the Liberty Theatre in 1938. (See Joe Vogel, Cinema Treasures.org, "Liberty Theater 344 E. Main Street, Dayton, WA 99328," accessed 07/02/2024.)

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