Grand Theatre

Electra's population surge in the 1910s led local business leaders to hire Meador & Wolfe of Ft. Worth to design a theatre to accommodate the town's growing entertainment needs. It opened here in 1920 and featured vaudeville, operas, boxing and other events. It included an orchestra pit which later housed an organ and piano for silent movies. It has been both a movie house and a performing arts venue. The Grand's eclectic design features Mission and Classical elements done with emphasis on fancy and fantasy. Panels with swags and piers frame a vault motif. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2006

Grand Theatre is a historical marker in Electra, Wichita County, dedicated in 2006. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Wichita County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 87 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 34.0306, -98.9183 near Electra. The nearest cataloged historic site is Electra State Bank (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dick Sparks, Pioneer Circuit Riders Memorial, and Beaver Creek Bridge.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013670. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.