Community Theater (Newburg, Missouri) Explained

Community Theater
Coordinates:37.9144°N -91.9014°W
Builder:Burns, William Franklin
Architecture:One part commercial block
Added:December 20, 2006
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:06001134

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Community Theater . 2017-02-01. Mary Agnes Hudson and Tiffany Patterson . PDF. August 2006. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 10 photographs from 2006)