Rogers Theater
Rogers Theater is a historic movie theater at 257 North 3rd Street in Rogers City, Michigan. Built in 1937 in the Art Moderne style, it was created by Charles A. Vogelheim, a local lumber businessman, and theater operator Walter Kelley, with construction led by Vogelheim’s son Karl. It opened as a 500-seat venue.
Kelley ran the theater for about ten years until retiring in 1947, after which Charles Vogelheim managed the business. A fire in January 1948 destroyed the interior, but the building was quickly rebuilt and expanded to a 650-seat theater, reopening later that year.
The Vogelheim family continued to operate the theater, with Charles’s son Richard taking over in 1961. In 2002, local resident Karl Heidemann purchased the building and renovated the interior to add a stage. The Presque Isle District Library bought the theater in the 2010s, and in 2023 they renovated the façade.
The Rogers Theater is a two-story rectangular building measuring about 118 by 48 feet. The front has three bays with a central recessed entrance containing a box office and two pairs of metal doors. The first floor is clad in black structural glass, while the second floor is brick. Each bay features a pair of metal windows with projecting brick sills.
The theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 2024 (NRHP reference number 100010780).
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