Editing Old Saybrook, Connecticut (section)

=== Later development ===

In early 2007, plans were established to return the former town hall building to its original use as a theater. The theater was completed in 2009 and is named the [[Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center]].
[[File: Katharine-Hepburn-Cultural-Arts-Center.jpg |thumb|right| The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in 2011]]
The town has committed spending almost $2 million on the renovation, and at least $810,000 were to be contributed by the state. A committee was attempting to raise another $2.5 million, partly for the renovation and to add two wings, but also for an endowment. The structure was originally built in 1901, and was a theater until the 1940s. After renovations, the theater was to seat 250, and Hepburn memorabilia would be displayed there.<ref>Wojtas, Joe, "Hepburn's Town to Honor Her With a Theater", ''The New York Times'', "Connecticut" section, p. 2, February 18, 2007</ref>