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Broadway Theatre (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)

Coordinates: 37°18′24″N 89°31′42″W / 37.30667°N 89.52833°W / 37.30667; -89.52833
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Broadway Theater
Broadway Theatre, June 2016
Broadway Theatre (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is located in Missouri
Broadway Theatre (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)
Broadway Theatre (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is located in the United States
Broadway Theatre (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)
Location805 Broadway St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Coordinates37°18′24″N 89°31′42″W / 37.30667°N 89.52833°W / 37.30667; -89.52833
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1921 (1921)
Architectural styletwo-part commercial block
NRHP reference No.15000354[1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 2015

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]: 7 

The theater had a major fire March 31, 2021.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1] It was located in the Broadway Commercial Historic District.

References

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