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
Fox Theater | |
 Fox Theater, August 2010 | |
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| Location | 415 S. Main St., Joplin, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 37°5′18″N 94°30′51″W / 37.08833°N 94.51417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1930 |
| Built by | Gillioz, M.F., Construction Co. |
| Architect | Larsen, L.P. |
| Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001100[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1] It is located in the Joplin Downtown Historic District.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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)