Fox Theater (Hutchinson, Kansas)

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Fox Theater
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Location18 E. First, Hutchinson, Kansas
Coordinates 38°3′16″N97°55′48″W / 38.05444°N 97.93000°W / 38.05444; -97.93000
Built1930
Built byEd C. Clinker
Architect Boller Brothers; Mann, A.R. and Co.
Architectural styleArt Deco
Website http://www.hutchinsonfox.com
NRHP reference No. 89001391 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 1989

The Fox Theater in Hutchinson, Kansas is an Art Deco theater built in 1930. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

It was designed by the Boller Brothers, and A.R. Mann and Co. served as supervising architects. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Martha Hagedorn-Krass (July 12, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fox Theater". National Park Service. with 44 photos

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