Lyceum Theater (Clovis, New Mexico)
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The Lyceum Theater of Clovis, New Mexico, located at 409 Main St., was built during 1919–20. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It is a two-story concrete building with a vaulted roof which is hidden from street view by a stepped parapet. It has a 120-seat balcony. It was designed by the
Boller Brothers 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 ...
architectural firm with elements of
Mission Revival The Mission Revival style was part of an architectural movement, beginning in the late 19th century, for the revival and reinterpretation of American colonial styles. Mission Revival drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century ...
style. Its facade was altered in the 1940s to add "a modicum of modernistic details" and to add "neon on a wall-mounted sign above the marquee". It is categorized in the NRHP nomination as having
Moderne Moderne may refer to: * Moderne architecture, styles of architecture popular from 1925–1940s * PWA Moderne, an architectural style in the U.S., 1933–1944 * Streamline Moderne Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco archit ...
style. With .


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National Register of Historic Places in Curry County, New Mexico Moderne architecture in the United States Buildings and structures completed in 1920 Clovis, New Mexico Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico {{NewMexico-NRHP-stub