The 375 seat movie theater was designed in the Moderne style by the Des Moines architectural firm Wetherell & Harrison.

Initially owned by Don and Edna Gram, it opened in September 1946.

[2] Two Strong Lume-X projectors were added in 1974 when the theater was owned by Michael Berger.

The Sioux Rapids Historical Association acquired the building and turned it into a museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.