Community Theater (Newburg, Missouri)

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Community Theater
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Location 117 First St., Newburg, Missouri
Coordinates 37°54′52″N91°54′5″W / 37.91444°N 91.90139°W / 37.91444; -91.90139 Coordinates: 37°54′52″N91°54′5″W / 37.91444°N 91.90139°W / 37.91444; -91.90139
Area less than one acre
Built 1919 (1919)
Built by Burns, William Franklin
Architectural style One part commercial block
NRHP reference # 06001134 [1]
Added to NRHP December 20, 2006

Community Theater, also known as the Lyric Theater, Newburg Theater, and Regional Opera Company, is a historic theatre building located at Newburg, Phelps County, Missouri. It was built in 1919, and is a one-story, rectangular brick building. It has a front gable roof behind a stepped parapet and segmental arched windows flanking the rounded arched central entrance. Until 1955, the building acted as a movie theater, lecture hall and stage for small plays and community events. More recently, the building has seen a rebirth as a theater for small stage productions. [2] :5

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Mary Agnes Hudson and Tiffany Patterson (August 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Community Theater" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 10 photographs from 2006)