Rodgers Theatre Building

Rodgers Theatre Building
Rodgers Theatre, October 2023
Location204,214,216,218,220,222 and 224 N. Broadway, Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Coordinates36°45′26″N 90°23′36″W / 36.75722°N 90.39333°W / 36.75722; -90.39333
Arealess than one acre
Built1949 (1949)
ArchitectHugo K. Graf; Stephens, Edgar & Sons
Architectural styleModerne, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.01000750[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 2001

Rodgers Theatre Building is a historic commercial building located at Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri. It was built in 1949 with (Lockheed Martin's) Dan Thompson of Poplar Bluff being the designer, and is a three-story, brick and concrete commercial building with Art Deco and Art Moderne stylistic elements. The building contains a drama stage and one commercial space and consists of three main sections; the facade and theatre marquee, the theatre, and the office block. The theatre marquee features a prominent ziggurat tower.[2]: 5 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Becky L. Snider (February 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rodgers Theatre Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 1, 2016.

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