Dream Theater
National Register of Historic Places

Dream Theater

Russell, Russell County, Kansas
Listed
March 8, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06000112

About this property

The Dream Theater, located at 629 N. Main St. in Russell, Kansas, is an Art Deco-style theater which was built in 1948. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It was built in c.1948-49 to replace the previous Dream Theater, which had been built as the "Main Street Theater" in 1929, remodeled, and renamed in 1934. The previous theater was destroyed by fire on April 19, 1947. The new theater was designed to be "a modern, futurist, up-to-date, fireproof theater that would rival theaters in large cities." It was designed by architects Robert O. Boller and Dietz Lusk Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri, and is a late example of the Art Deco style.

Location

629 N. Main St.
Russell, Russell County, Kansas
38.89171, -98.85957

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was Dream Theater listed on the National Register?

Dream Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Dream Theater?

Dream Theater is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Dream Theater?

The period of significance for Dream Theater is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1929.

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