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Lyric Theater (Boonville, Missouri)

Coordinates: 38°58′26″N 92°44′34″W / 38.9738°N 92.7429°W / 38.9738; -92.7429
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Lyric Theater
Lyric Theater, July 2013
Lyric Theater (Boonville, Missouri) is located in Missouri
Lyric Theater (Boonville, Missouri)
Lyric Theater (Boonville, Missouri) is located in the United States
Lyric Theater (Boonville, Missouri)
LocationNE corner of Main and Vine Sts., Boonville, Missouri
Coordinates38°58′26″N 92°44′34″W / 38.9738°N 92.7429°W / 38.9738; -92.7429
Arealess than one acre
Built1855 (1855)-1857
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.69000097[1]
Added to NRHPMay 21, 1969

Lyric Theater, also known as Thespian Hall, is a historic theatre in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, United States. It was built in 1855–1857, and is a two-story, rectangular Greek Revival–style brick building. From 1912 until 1976, it operated as a movie theater. The front facade features a portico with four unfluted Doric columns constructed of wedge-shaped brick. The building was enlarged in 1901. When originally constructed, the basement was used as reading room, the main floor was used as combined theater and lecture hall or auditorium, and the second floor housed the city hall, a Masonic lodge, and an Odd Fellows hall.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1] It is located in Historic District D.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ M. Patricia Holmes (April 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lyric Theater" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.]