- Landers Theatre
Infobox_nrhp | name =Landers Theater
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location=Springfield, MO
lat_degrees = 37 | lat_minutes = 12 | lat_seconds = 26.44 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 93 | long_minutes = 17 | long_seconds = 26.7 | long_direction = W
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built =1909
architect= Carl Boller
architecture= No Style Listed
added =August 12 ,1977
governing_body = Private
refnum=77000806 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]Landers Theatre in
Springfield, Missouri was built in 1909, and is the oldest and largest civic theatre operation inMissouri . It has been in continuous use either as a legitimate theatre or amovie theater since it opened. In 1928, the theatre became the 35th facility in the world to acquiresound film .It was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1977, significant for the preservedBaroque Renaissance, Napoleon architectural style . A number of major restoration projects have been undertaken, and the most recent restorations have been cited with awards from theAmerican Institute of Architects .Notes
External links
* [http://www.landerstheatre.org Springfield Little Theatre]
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