Booth Theater (Independence, Kansas)

Booth Theater
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	119 W. Myrtle St., Independence, Kansas
Coordinates	37°13′31″N 95°42′22″W / 37.22528°N 95.70611°WCoordinates: 37°13′31″N 95°42′22″W / 37.22528°N 95.70611°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1911
Architect	Boller Brothers
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mission/Spanish Revival, Italian Renaissance
NRHP Reference #	88001903[1]
Added to NRHP	October 13, 1988

The Booth Theater is a historic movie theater located at 119 W. Myrtle St. in Independence, Kansas. The building was constructed in 1911 and renovated for use as a movie theater in 1926-27. The redesigned theater was the first in Independence to be designed specifically for use as a movie theater. The Boller Brothers, an architectural firm known for their theater designs, designed the theater in a mixture of the Spanish Renaissance and Italian Renaissance Revival styles. The theater showed films until its closure in 1980.^[2]

The theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Nimz, Dale (May 27, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Booth Theater" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 21, 2014. Accompanied by photos.

External links

• Cinema Treasure: Booth Theater