Franklin, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lyons State Theatre

229 South Main Street

— Franklin Historic District —

Lyons State Theatre Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

1. Lyons State Theatre Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
circa 1937

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 36° 40.548′ N, 76° 55.259′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 258) and Elm Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 229 S Main St, Franklin VA 23851, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Flood of September 1999 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Franklin (about 500 feet away); Recovery and Progress (about 600 feet away); The Age of Gasoline (about 600 feet away); "Can't Is Not in the Camp's Vocabulary" (about 600 feet away); War Comes to the Blackwater (about 600 feet away); The Age of Steam (about 600 feet away); The Barretts: A Franklin Pioneer Family (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

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The Lyons State Theatre at 221 South Main Street is among Franklin's most stylish buildings dating from the 1930s. Expressive of the Art Deco style, popular with movie theatres of the age, the facade exhibits such details as fluted stone or concrete bands and panels contrasting with recessed brick panels which together form typical Art Deco decorative patterns.

Lyons State Theatre image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

2. Lyons State Theatre

The building is currently home to Jesus is Lord Move of God Apostolic Ministries.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.