PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - Work to restore a historic Kentucky theater is moving forward.
Already, the restoration efforts at Paducah’s Columbia Theatre have uncovered a pair of stained glass panels from 1927, still in excellent condition, the Paducah Sun reported. One set of doors was restored earlier this year, with funds from a Leadership Paducah class. The other set will be restored when work begins on the theater’s façade.
That work is part of Phase I, which Columbia Art House board chair Darlene Mazzone estimates will cost $1.5 million.
The BRU-Bruckheimer Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation has committed $10,000 to the project. The board also received a grant from the city for roof stabilization.
“Water is our worst enemy,” Mazzone, said. “So we are very happy to have the roof secure so that we can protect the interior.”
The group continues to seek funding in order to preserve the theater for future generations, Mazzone said.
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