· Purchased theater located at 161 Salisbury Street, Post Office Box 1202, Robbins, NC 27325
· Established a 501 C 3 Corporation and was approved by IRS effective July 8, 2010, the Employer Identification number and designation was granted August 20, 2010. Purpose To establish a Cultural Arts Center.
· Purchased the theater building from David Cheek on October 19, 2010. Cost $85,000
· Paid for by $75,000 from the town’s NCSTEP fund and a private donation.
· Clean-up and hauling away debris to be able to use the lobby for Trick or Treat.
· Small Town Main Street Program through the State Department of Commerce headed by Robert Murphrey helped in the initial phases of this purchase and restoration.
· Website set up and documentary in October 2011. www.robbinsvillagetheater.com
· As-built plans were drawn and computer drawings of the renovation project. During this process in 2012 we learned to meet code for bathrooms etc we would lose most of the historical features of the theater. We purchased the adjacent barbershop building at 141 East Salisbury Street for $45,000. The top floor had been built for the Masonic Hall. This allowed the bathrooms to be planned for this building.
· New Roof on both buildings. Gutters installed. Mansard Roof removed from the front of the theater building.
· Fan openings in the theater closed with bricks.
· Workdays resulted in many changes. The ceiling tiles were removed from the theater and barbershop. The plaster over the brick walls was removed on both levels of the barbershop. A new beam was installed over the stage which was needed to support the roof.
· Repairs to the stage
· August 2017 awnings installed over upper windows
· Beams replace in the lobby and proper supports installed. 2018