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American architectural firm
The Rio Theatre in Overland Park, Kansas
Boller Brothers , often written Boller Bros. , was an architectural firm based in
Kansas City, Missouri which specialized in theater design in the
Midwestern United States during the first half of the 20th century. Carl Heinrich Boller (1868–1946) and Robert Otto Boller (1887–1962) are credited with the design of almost 100 classic theaters ranging from small
vaudeville venues to grand
movie palaces .
About 20 Boller Brothers works are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places .
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Arkansas
California
Corona Theatre
Corona, California Closed
Fontana Theatre
Fontana, California Renovating
Inglewood Theater
Inglewood, California Demolished
Largo Theatre
Los Angeles, California Demolished
Montrose Theatre
Montrose, California Demolished
Stadium Theater
Los Angeles, California Renovated; B'nai David-Judea Congregation
[2]
Tracy Theatre
Long Beach, California Demolished
West Coast Theatre
Santa Ana, California Closed
Walkers Orange County Theater , 308 N. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA (Boller, Carl), NRHP-listed
White Theatre
Fresno, California Demolished
Yost Theatre
Santa Ana, California Closed
Colorado
Illinois
Kansas
The
Brown Grand Theatre in
Concordia, Kansas , 2007
Arcada Theater
Holton, Kansas Closed
Brown Grand Theatre
Concordia, Kansas Open
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Archived 2008-04-22 at the
Wayback Machine
Burford Theatre
Arkansas City, Kansas Renovating
Booth Theater , 119 W. Myrtle St.
Independence, Kansas (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed Renovating / Open
Chanute Cinema I & II
Chanute, Kansas Open
Crawford Theatre
Wichita, Kansas Demolished
Crest Theater , 1905 Lakin Ave.
Great Bend, KS (Boller and Lusk), NRHP-listed
Crest Theater
Wichita, Kansas Demolished
Crown Uptown Theatre
Wichita, Kansas Open
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Crystal Plaza Theatre
Ottawa, Kansas Open
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Dream Theater , 629 N. Main St.
Russell, KS (Boller, Robert O.), NRHP-listed
Electric Theatre
Kansas City, Kansas Demolished
Fine Arts
Shawnee, Kansas Renovating
Fox Plaza
Liberal, Kansas Closed
Fox-Watson Theater Building , 155 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Salina, KS (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed Open
Hutchinson's Historic FOX Theatre , 18 E. First Ave.
Hutchinson, Kansas (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed Open
Emporia Granada Theatre , 809 Commercial
Emporia, KS (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed, Granada Theatre
Emporia, Kansas Open
Website: Emporia Granada Theatre
Granada Theater , 1013-1019 Minnesota Ave.
Kansas City, KS (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed Open
Granada Theatre
Lawrence, Kansas Open
Jayhawk Theatre | The State Theatre of Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
official Jayhawk website Closed - to be restored
[4]
Jayhawk Theater
Kansas City, Kansas Demolished
Hollywood Theater (Leavenworth, Kansas) , 401 Delaware St.
Leavenworth, KS (Boller Bros. and Boller, Robert), NRHP-listed
Majestic Theatre
Phillipsburg, Kansas Open
Nomar Theatre
Wichita, Kansas Closed
Norton Theatre
Norton, Kansas Open
Overland Theater /Rio Theatre, 7204 W. 80th St.
Overland Park, Kansas (Boller, Robert), NRHP-listed
State Theatre
Larned, Kansas Open
Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts
Salina, Kansas Open
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Sunflower Theater
Peabody, Kansas Closed
Uptown Theatre
Iola, Kansas Status Unknown
Varsity Theater
Lawrence, Kansas Closed
Wareham Theatre
Manhattan, Kansas Open
Missouri
Aladdin Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Closed
Apollo Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Closed
Ashland Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Closed
Ben Bolt Theatre
Chillicothe, Missouri Demolished
Benton Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Closed
Broadway Theatre
Cape Girardeau, Missouri Closed
Calvin Opera House
Washington, Missouri Open
Capitol Theatre
Jefferson City, Missouri Closed
Davis Theatre
West Plains, Missouri Closed
Electric Theatre
St. Joseph, Missouri Demolished
Empress Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Demolished
Esquire Theatre
Bolivar, Missouri Closed
Garden Theater
Kansas City, Missouri Demolished
Gillham Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Closed
Hall Theatre
Columbia, Missouri Closed , building NRHP-listed as contributing building in
North Ninth Street Historic District , 5-36 North Ninth St.
Columbia, MO (Boller Brothers)
Halloran Theatre
Moberly, Missouri Closed
Kimo Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Demolished
Landers Theater , 311 E. Walnut
Springfield, Missouri (Boller, Carl) Open
Lincoln Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Closed
Mercier Theatre
Perryville, Missouri Closed
Midland Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Open
Missouri Theatre
Columbia, Missouri Open , NRHP-listed as
Missouri Theater , 201-215 S. 9th St.
Columbia, MO (Boller Brothers)
Missouri Theater ,
St. Joseph, Missouri Open
Norside Theatre
St. Louis, Missouri Demolished
Orpheum Theater
Hannibal, Missouri Renovating
Owen's Theatre
Branson, Missouri Open
Paramount Theatre
Rock Port, Missouri closed
Plaza Theater
Kansas City, Missouri Closed
Regal Theater
St. Joseph, Missouri Closed
Regent Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Closed
Rockhill Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Demolished
Sun Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Closed
Uptown Theater
Sedalia, Missouri Closed
Uptown Theatre
Rolla, Missouri Demolished March 2010
Warwick Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri Closed
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Mexico
El Morro Theater , 205–209 W. Coal Ave.
Gallup, NM (Boller, Carl), NRHP-listed Open
KiMo Theater , 421 Central Ave.
Albuquerque, New Mexico (Boller Bros.), NRHP-listed Open
Lensic Theater ,
Santa Fe, New Mexico , NHRP-listed Open
Lyceum Theater , 409 Main St.
Clovis, NM (Boller Bros.), NRHP-listed Open
Oklahoma
Bays Theater (800 seats), Main & Bridge,
Blackwell, Oklahoma Closed
Centre Theatre 1947–present (1700 seats), 415 Couch Drive,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Closed
Cine 2 Theater 1926-2006 (1000 seats), 225 Main Street,
Henryetta, Oklahoma Demolished
Coleman Theatre 1929–present (1600 seats), First & Main,
Miami, OK (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed Open
Criterion Theater 1921-1973 (1900 seats), 108 West Main Street,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Demolished
Liberty Theater 1915-1976 (1500 seats), 19 North Robinson Avenue,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Demolished
Morgan Theater 1914-2008 (1200 seats), 316 Main Street,
Henryetta, Oklahoma Demolished
Oklahoman Theater (1000 seats), 315 South Main Street,
Hobart, Oklahoma closed
Plaza Theater 1935–present (900 seats), 1725 Northwest Sixteenth Street,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Closed
Poncan Theatre 1927–present (800 seats), 104 East Grand Avenue.
Ponca City, Oklahoma (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed Open
Rialto Theater 1910-1972 (1200 seats), 13-17 Third Street,
Tulsa, Oklahoma Demolished
Ritz Theater 1928-1963 (900 seats), 1012 Northeast Thirteenth Street,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Demolished
Pennsylvania
Texas
Wyoming
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