Colonial Theatre (South Hill, Virginia)

Colonial Theatre, also known as The Colonial Center for the Performing Arts, is a historic movie theater located in [South Hill, Virginia, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was built in 1925 by Gilbert Saunders, a local businessman who also built and owned the historic Lincoln Hotel in South Hill. It was later owned and operated for many years by Harry S. Montgomery, Jr., (Mayor of South Hill for seventeen years). He bequeathed the theatre his two sons, Harry Montgomery, III, and Arvin Montgomery, who passed it on to the town. The Lincoln Hotel is housed in a three-story brick building done in the Commercial Style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, and as of 2023 is used primarily for community theater productions, musical performances, and local events.