Jefferson Theatre

History

Wikipedia and the theater's National Register record place the Jefferson Theatre at 345 Fannin Street in downtown Beaumont. Architect Emile Weil designed it for the Jefferson Amusement Company; it opened November 14, 1927, in a Spanish-style house that seats over 1,400 and still has its Robert Morton organ. It closed in 1972, shut again in September 2000 for a $6.5 million restoration finished in 2003, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.