Historic Preservation · Performing Arts
Cox Capitol Theatre
Macon, Georgia
A former bank and early Macon movie theater returned from decades of disrepair as a live entertainment and rental venue.
- Original construction
- 1897
- Converted to theater
- 1916
- Closed
- 1973
- Nonprofit acquisition
- 2004
The project
The building opened as a bank in 1897 and became Macon’s first modern theater in 1916. After closing in 1973, it deteriorated until a nonprofit purchased it in 2004.
Dunwody/Beeland led the major restoration with Tony Long and Piedmont Construction. The project was the first in Georgia where a nonprofit successfully applied for historic tax credits and sold them to another institution. The building now supports live entertainment and rentals.
Research record
Sources and provenance
Project facts and photography were archived from the firm’s public portfolio and cross-checked against the supplementary sources below.