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| ID Number |
79002022 |
| Historic Name |
BUSBY THEATRE |
| Description of Significance |
THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED SHORTLY AFTER 1900, AND WAS ONCE THE LARGEST THEATER BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND DALLAS. INITIALLY KNOWN AS THE BUSBY THEATER, THE BUILDING WAS SLIGHTLY MODIFIED WHEN THE CHURCH OF CHRIST BOUGHT IT IN 1933. THE ESSENTIAL CHARAC |
| Current Name |
CHURCH OF CHRIST |
| Address |
SECOND AND WASHINGTON |
| City |
MCALESTER |
| County |
PITTSBURG |
| Lot |
1 |
| Block |
319 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
B BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
08A THEATER |
| Current Function |
06A RELIGIOUS STRUCTURE |
| Area Significance 1 |
030 ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
3/79 |
| Year Built |
1900 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
R.H. BUSBY |
| Architectural Style |
52 CLASSICAL REVIVAL |
| Roof Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Door Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Decorative Details |
CLASSICAL IN STYLE, IONIC THEME, FRESCO IN LOBBY, ORIGINAL BRASS LIGHT FIXTURE, ORNATE MOLDED FRIEZE OF FOLIAGE MOTIFS ACCENTED BY SMALL FACES, IONIC COLUMNS. |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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