Fox Theater (Joplin, Missouri)

Fox Theater
Fox Theater, August 2010
Location415 S. Main St., Joplin, Missouri
Coordinates37°5′18″N 94°30′51″W / 37.08833°N 94.51417°W / 37.08833; -94.51417
Arealess than one acre
Built1930 (1930)
Built byGillioz, M.F., Construction Co.
ArchitectLarsen, L.P.
Architectural styleMission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.90001100
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1990

Fox Theater, also known as Central Assembly Central Christian Center, is a historic movie theater located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. It was built in 1930, and is a two-story, L-shaped, brick, single bay, two-part commercial building with Mission Revival detailing. The ornate interior features extensive displays of plaster, metal, and wood decoration executed in Spanish Revival designs. The building was sold to the Central Assembly Church of Joplin in 1974.:2–3,10

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is located in the Joplin Downtown Historic District.