Fox Theater (Joplin, Missouri)

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Fox Theater
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Location415 S. Main St., Joplin, Missouri
Coordinates 37°5′18″N94°30′51″W / 37.08833°N 94.51417°W / 37.08833; -94.51417
Arealess than one acre
Built1930 (1930)
Built byGillioz, M.F., Construction Co.
ArchitectLarsen, L.P.
Architectural styleMission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 90001100 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1990

Fox Theater, also known as Central Assembly Central Christian Center, is a historic movie theater located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. It was built in 1930, and is a two-story, L-shaped, brick, single bay, two-part commercial building with Mission Revival detailing. The ornate interior features extensive displays of plaster, metal, and wood decoration executed in Spanish Revival designs. The building was sold to the Central Assembly Church of Joplin in 1974. [2] :2–3,10

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1] It is located in the Joplin Downtown Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Philip Thomason and Teresa Brum (November 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fox Theater" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 10 photographs from 1989)