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== History ==

[[Image:Rjraudstage.gif|thumb|right|View of the Stage from the Balcony level.]] [[Image:Rjraudseating.gifjpg|thumb|right|View of Auditorium seating.]]In 1919, after the death of her husband [[Richard Joshua Reynolds]] in 1918, Mrs. [[Katherine Smith Reynolds-Johnston]] donated a large tract of land then known as "Silver Hill" to the City of [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]. Her plan was to have a grand school and auditorium built in memory of her late husband.

While the Richard J. Reynolds High School would serve the youth of the city, the Auditorium would serve the entire community and act as a gathering place in order for all citizens to participate in the arts. The building of the Auditorium only added to the City of Winston-Salem's reputation as the "City of the Arts."