State Theater
214 N. Main Street,
Winnsboro,
TX
75494
214 N. Main Street,
Winnsboro,
TX
75494
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The Amusu Theatre opened as early as 1921, and it became the State Theatre in 1939.
On December 31, 1941, the State Theater was destroyed by a fire, leaving the Kilroy and the Ritz the only movie houses in Winnsboro for a short time. After a full-reconstruction, the State Theater reopened its doors on April 22, 1942 with a total capacity of 635 seats.
The State Theater closed in 1968 for a full year, but reopened in September 1969 under new management of two Dallas men (Joe Foster and Gene Dickerson), one of which was also a resident from DeKalb. This didn’t last long at all, and the State Theater closed for the final time a few months later.