Royal Theater | Hogansville, GA

The City of Hogansville engaged our firm to assume leadership of the project with the goal of rehabilitating the historic theater for film, small performances, and community events, with seating for approximately 458 occupants. Working within grant funding constraints, our team assisted the City in advancing early abatement and selective demolition to meet funding deadlines. This phase removed alterations from the 1960s and 1980s to reveal original 1937 architectural elements. Grant funding also supported new seating and the restoration of salvaged original seats manufactured by Irwin Seating Company—an exceptionally rare mid-century stamped-steel design that reflects the company’s post-World War II manufacturing legacy. The project celebrates the theater’s historic character while positioning it for renewed civic and cultural use.