It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is one of the area's best examples of the Art Moderne style in theater architecture.

[2][3] The theater operated as both a first-run and second-run venue for motion pictures, and has been extensively renovated and redesigned during its history.

[citation needed] The Murray Theater opened on 28 October 1938, showing “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” and “Hawaiian Holiday”.

[2] Advertisements from local papers show that it screened two of Hollywood's first major color films: Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.

The lighting in the foyer and inner lobby is all in indirect tubing and is designed to blend harmoniously with the delicate wall decorations and the heavy red floor carpets.

The spacious auditorium is fitted with full upholstered chairs which are so situated that every patron may have an unobstructed view of the screen.