Fox Theater (Joplin, Missouri)

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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Fox Theater, August 2010
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Location	415 S. Main St., Joplin, Missouri
Coordinates	37°5′18″N 94°30′51″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1930 (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

1. "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)