Community Theater (Newburg, Missouri)

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

Community Theater
Location117 First St., Newburg, Missouri
Coordinates37°54′52″N 91°54′5″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1919 (1919)
Built byBurns, William Franklin
Architectural styleOne part commercial block
NRHP reference No.06001134[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 2006

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

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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)


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