Historical Marker

The Georgia Theater

Statesboro · Bulloch County · Erected 2016

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The Story

Opened in 1936, this Art Deco picture palace was among Statesboro's first air-conditioned public buildings. Restored in the 1990s, it lives on as the Averitt Center's Emma Kelly Theater.

About this site

The Georgia Theater is a historical marker in Statesboro, Bulloch County, erected in 2016. It is one of 40 historical markers documented in Bulloch County, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.4490, -81.7823 near Statesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bulloch County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Fabulous Fifty of 1906 / The Delegates, South Main Street Historic District, and Statesboro City Hall and Fire Station.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.4490, -81.7823 · Statesboro, Bulloch County

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