The complex also includes the Adler Art Academy, Beecher Flad Pavilion, and Ford Family Recital Hall.

The structure was built as a memorial to the late Sam Warner, who along with his brothers, resided in Youngstown before embarking on a career in film production.

Many items in the theater were auctioned off, and the auditorium underwent extensive acoustical renovation in order to make it a suitable concert hall.

An impressive remnant of the golden age of cinema, the former movie theater is included on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 2000, a new East Wing was completed, giving the Symphony a music library and administrative office, as well as an elevator and equipment that brought Powers up to standard in handicap accessibility.