Fox Theater, also known as Central Assembly Central Christian Center, is a historic

movie theater A movie theater (American English) or cinema (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), also known as a movie house, cinema hall, picture house, picture theater, the movies, the pictures, or simply theater, is a business ...

located at Joplin,

Jasper County, Missouri Jasper County is located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,761. Its county seat is Carthage, and its largest city is Joplin. The county was organized in 1841 and named for W ...

. It was built in 1930, and is a two-story, L-shaped, brick, single bay, two-part commercial building with

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 ...

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. (includes 10 photographs from 1989) It was listed on the

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in 1990. It is located in the Joplin Downtown Historic District.

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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Missouri Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Mission Revival architecture in Missouri Theatres completed in 1930 Buildings and structures in Joplin, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Jasper County, Missouri {{JasperCountyMO-NRHP-stub