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Founded in 2008 as a performing arts nonprofit, the Bramwell Theatre Corporation began by bringing theatre and music to this small corner of southern West Virginia. Over time, our mission grew to meet the needs of the town we love.
Today, we raise funds, seek grants, produce events, support preservation, and invest directly in the people, places, and institutions that make Bramwell extraordinary.
We are volunteers. We are neighbors. We are the people who show up.
WHAT WE DO
Historic Home Tours
Historic Home Tours
Our signature events — the Christmas Tour of Historic Homes and the Spring Tour of Historic Homes — open Bramwell's magnificent millionaire-era mansions to the public each December and June. With historic interpreters at each site, visitors step inside the coal baron era and hear the stories of the families who shaped this town. Private group tours are also available for parties of 20 or more.
These Tours are among the most beloved traditions in southern West Virginia, and they are entirely produced by the Bramwell Theatre Corporation.
TOUR INFORMATION & TICKETS
Community Events & Concerts
Community Events & Concerts
We bring free outdoor concerts to the Bramwell Depot and the Lodge at Bramwell throughout the year, giving our community and our visitors a chance to gather, listen, dance and enjoy what makes small-town life special. We also organize and sponsor additional community events throughout the year.
Follow Us on Facebook for concert announcements as dates are confirmed.
Preservation & Community Support
Preservation & Community Support
In a town of fewer than 300 people, Bramwell is fortunate to have two nonprofit organizations dedicated to preservation and community betterment:
The Bramwell Foundation focuses primarily on preserving historic buildings and structures.
We, the Bramwell Theatre Corporation, support preservation through events, fundraising, grants, beautification, tourism, and direct community investment.
Though our missions sometimes overlap, each organization serves a distinct role in helping Bramwell thrive.
When Bramwell needs us, we show up — with more than good intentions. When the Town faced a serious financial crisis that threatened essential operations, the Bramwell Theatre Corporation donated $20,000 to help provide stability. We didn’t wait to be asked. That’s what neighbors do.
We have also supported the Bramwell Foundation — a fellow nonprofit dedicated to preserving Bramwell’s historic structures — including a donation to help rebuild the entrance ramp and sidewalk at the historic Bramwell Masonic Lodge.
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Beautification & Stewardship
Beautification & Stewardship
We keep Bramwell beautiful, not because anyone requires it, but because it matters. Our volunteers:
Decorate the town for Christmas and the 4th of July
Plant and maintain flowers along Main Street
Organize regular trash cleanup throughout the community
Care for the Bramwell town cemetery
Grants & Economic Development
Grants & Economic Development
We actively pursue grants on behalf of Bramwell and its institutions, working to bring outside resources into a community that deserves more than it typically receives.
BRAMWELL IN STATE & NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Bramwell punches far above its weight when it comes to recognition — at the state level and beyond.
In 2025, Forbes featured Bramwell among its list of places to experience the Gilded Age across the United States — alongside Newport, Rhode Island, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Jekyll Island, Georgia. The Corner Shop has been recognized by Food Network as one of the best diners in the country, featured on America's Best Restaurants, and USA Today rated their milkshakes #1 in West Virginia. And the Honeycomb Cafe was named a winner in WV Living Magazine's Best of West Virginia 2025 dining awards, recognized for best casual dining in the Hatfield-McCoy Mountains region.
A town of fewer than 300 people. State and national press. That doesn't happen by accident — it happens because people care enough to preserve something worth writing about.
OUR MEMBERS
President | Jacqueline Shahan
Treasurer | Sharon Scott-Workman
Secretary | Betty Goins
Jimmy Bishop
Skip Crane
Rodney Holcomb
Sharon Houston
Judie Marcum
Joanna Petrulis
Vickie Workman
WHY IT MATTERS
Bramwell is a National Historic District. Its homes, its streets, its stories — they are irreplaceable. But historic towns don't preserve themselves. They need people who care enough to act.
The Bramwell Theatre Corporation exists because a group of people decided that caring wasn't enough — that action was required. Every tour ticket sold, every grant application submitted, every string of holiday lights hung on Main Street is an act of belief that Bramwell's best days are not only behind it, but still to come. We believe the story of Bramwell is still being written. We intend to help write it well.
There are many ways to be part!
Attend an event — your presence matters
Volunteer — we always need willing hands
Donate — every contribution goes directly to work in Bramwell
Spread the word — tell someone about this remarkable little town
DONATE
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