Missouri Theater (St. Joseph, Missouri)
Missouri Theater | |
 Missouri Theater, 1986, with 1960s canopy | |
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| Location | 715 Edmond St., St. Joseph, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′58″N 94°51′2″W / 39.76611°N 94.85056°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Boller Brothers; W.J. Assenmacher Co. |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, Exotic Revival, Moorish revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001353 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 11, 1979 |
The Missouri Theater is a theater located in St. Joseph, Missouri. Completed in July 1927, the Missouri Theater was built as a cinema in the atmospheric style, using a combination of Art Deco and Moorish detailing.
The Missouri Theater was designed by noted theater architects
The Missouri Theater operated as a cinema until 1970. For the next few years it operated as a community theater, and was purchased by a community group in 1976. In 1978 the city of St. Joseph bought the theater for use as a performing arts center.[2] The theater and office building were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the St. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic District.
The theater was renovated in 2002. A 1960s canopy was removed and the marquee was restored.
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The Missouri Theater was an inspiration for the Isauro Martinez theater located in Torreón, a city in northern Mexico. This theater began its construction in 1928 and to date still remains in operation .
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Soren, Noelle. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
External links
Media related to Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building at Wikimedia Commons
- Missouri Theater, St. Joseph
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MO-1847, "Missouri Theater Building, 713-715 Edmond Street, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, MO", 10 photos, 2 color transparencies, 4 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- El Teatro Isauro Martínez tiene un ‘gemelo’ en Estados Unidos: esta es la historia - El Sol de la Laguna | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Coahuila y el Mundo
- El segundo teatro más bello del país - Grupo Milenio
