Dougherty Auditorium

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Dougherty Auditorium
Farris theater.jpg
Farris theater postcard image
Dougherty Auditorium is located in Missouri
Dougherty Auditorium
Location203 W. Main St., Richmond, Missouri
Coordinates39°16′42″N 93°58′45″W / 39.27833°N 93.97917°W / 39.27833; -93.97917Coordinates: 39°16′42″N 93°58′45″W / 39.27833°N 93.97917°W / 39.27833; -93.97917
Arealess than one acre
Built1900 (1900)-1901
ArchitectShepard & Farrar
NRHP reference No.82003158[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1982

Dougherty Auditorium, also known as Farris Theater, is a historic theatre located at Richmond, Ray County, Missouri. It was built in 1900–1901, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building measuring 60 feet by 100 feet. It features a Palladian window of sheet metal above the central entrance with flanking circular windows.[2]: 2–3  It currently houses a local history museum.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Sherry Piland and James M. Denny (March 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dougherty Auditorium" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 7 photographs from 1981)

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