Plaza Theater

404 Neosho St., Burlington, Kansas. County/parish: Coffey.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 09, 2005. NRIS 05000005.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Flint Hills Opry
  • The Music Box Theatre

From Wikipedia:

Plaza Theater (Burlington, Kansas)

The Plaza Theater in Burlington, Kansas, at 404 Neosho St., was built in 1942. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

It replaced a 1941-built Plaza Theater which was destroyed in a flood. It was designed by architect Al Hauetter in Moderne style.

In 1990 the facility began to be operated as the Flint Hills Opry, a live performance space. It was later operated as The Music Box Theatre, also a live performance space.

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