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Old Center TheatreA 1948 Movie House Back on Main Street

Kuester reimagined downtown Fort Mill’s former movie theater as a mixed-use anchor with a restaurant, creative agencies, and professional offices under one historic roof.

The Old Center Theatre building at 100 Main Street in Fort Mill

Location

100 Main St, Fort Mill, SC

Completed

2016

Type

Historic adaptive reuse

Built

1948

Incentives

Bailey Bill (Town of Fort Mill)

The Project

Old Center Theatre

The Center Theatre opened in 1948 and was one of Main Street’s landmarks for decades. Kuester’s renovation kept the building’s character while rebuilding the interior for today’s tenants.

The adaptive reuse brought a restaurant, creative agencies, and professional services together, creating one of downtown’s most active and recognizable addresses.

Highlights

  • Restored 1948 theater building
  • Restaurant plus office tenants
  • Bailey Bill property tax incentive
  • Anchor of Kuester’s Main Street revitalization
Location
100 Main St, Fort Mill, SC
Completed
2016
Type
Historic adaptive reuse
Built
1948
Incentives
Bailey Bill (Town of Fort Mill)
Size
13,430 SF
The Center Theatre on Main Street before renovation, with its marquee
Before: the Center Theatre
The renovated Old Center Theatre building on Main Street
After: restored for offices and dining
The gutted theater interior before renovation
Before: the theater interior
Renovated office space inside the Old Center Theatre
After: office space

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