Colonial Theater, Historic movie theater in Augusta, United States

The Colonial Theater is a two-story brick building at 139 Water Street, near the junction with Commercial Street and the Kennebec River at its rear. Its seven-bay facade is divided into five sections by brick piers, with granite window sills and a decorative parapet over the three central bays.

The Colonial Theater was built in 1913 to a design by Harry S. Coombs, then one of Maine's leading architects. A fire extensively damaged the building in 1926, and it was rebuilt with modest alterations that accentuated emerging Art Deco features. It is the last of downtown Augusta's theaters still standing; the other theater on Water Street burned down in 1983.

The Colonial Theater's early programming paired silent films with live orchestral accompaniment, and the stage was later extended over the orchestra pit. It was the venue that premiered silent films by Maine native Holman Francis Day, now apparently lost. The building had a nominal seating capacity of about 1,200.

The theater stands on the east side of Water Street, just south of its junction with Commercial Street, with the Kennebec River behind it. It has stood vacant for years, so the interior is not open to visitors; the brick facade, seven bays wide with granite sills and a decorative parapet, can be seen from the sidewalk.

The stage was extended over the orchestra pit after silent films there were accompanied by live orchestra. The theater premiered silent films by Maine native Holman Francis Day, now apparently lost, and had a nominal seating capacity of about 1,200.