Broadway Theatre (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) Explained

Broadway Theater
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:37.3067°N -89.5283°W
Architecture:two-part commercial block
Added:June 15, 2015
Refnum:15000354[1]

Broadway Theater, also known as the New Broadway Theatre, Fox Broadway, Kerasotes Broadway Theatre, was a historic vaudeville house and movie theater located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It was erected in 1921, and was a two-story, red brick building with a white, glazed brick façade. The building consisted of the theatre/storefront zone on the first level and a second zone with office space on the second level.[2]

The theater had a major fire March 31, 2021.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. It was located in the Broadway Commercial Historic District.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2015-07-02. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/15/15 through 6/26/15. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Broadway Theater. 2016-11-01. Alyssa Lage and Steven Hoffman. PDF. April 2015. Missouri Department of Natural Resources.