The Turnage Theatre is a historic circa 1916 theater building in Washington, North Carolina.
[3] Raleigh based WRAL-TV states: "The importance of the Historic Turnage Theatre and its preservation is paramount to both the local community and North Carolina at large.
[2] Established as a vaudeville theater, it was one the first movie theatres in the eastern part of the state.
[6] An oral history included recollection of George Diamond's soda shop beneath the theater.
[7] Turnage Incorporated it as New Theatre Inc.[8] It appears in 1922 state department of revenue report.