# Boller Brothers

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**Boller Brothers**, often written **Boller Bros.**, was an architectural firm based in [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) which specialized in theater design in the [Midwestern United States](/source/Midwestern_United_States) during the first half of the 20th century. **Carl Heinrich Boller** (1868–1946) and **Robert Otto Boller** (1887–1962) are credited with the design of almost 100 classic theaters ranging from small [vaudeville](/source/Vaudeville) venues to grand [movie palaces](/source/Movie_palace).

About 20 Boller Brothers works are listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places).[1]

## Arkansas

- Baxter Theater [Mountain Home, Arkansas](/source/Mountain_Home,_Arkansas) *Closed*
- [New Theatre](/source/New_Theatre_(Fort_Smith,_Arkansas)), 9 N. 10th St. [Fort Smith, Arkansas](/source/Fort_Smith,_Arkansas), NRHP-listed *Closed*
- Rialto Theatre [Searcy, Arkansas](/source/Searcy,_Arkansas) **Open**

## California

- Corona Theatre [Corona, California](/source/Corona,_California) *Closed*
- Fontana Theatre [Fontana, California](/source/Fontana,_California) **Renovating**
- Inglewood Theater [Inglewood, California](/source/Inglewood,_California) *Demolished*
- Largo Theatre [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles,_California) *Demolished*
- Montrose Theatre [Montrose, California](/source/Montrose,_California) *Demolished*
- Stadium Theater [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles,_California) *Renovated; B'nai David-Judea Congregation*[2]
- Tracy Theatre [Long Beach, California](/source/Long_Beach,_California) *Demolished*
- West Coast Theatre [Santa Ana, California](/source/Santa_Ana,_California) *Closed*
- [Walkers Orange County Theater](/source/Walkers_Orange_County_Theater), 308 N. Main St. [Santa Ana, CA](/source/Santa_Ana,_CA) (Boller, Carl), NRHP-listed
- White Theatre [Fresno, California](/source/Fresno,_California) *Demolished*
- Yost Theatre [Santa Ana, California](/source/Santa_Ana,_California) *Closed*

## Colorado

- Boulder Theater [Boulder, Colorado](/source/Boulder,_Colorado) **[Open](https://web.archive.org/web/20070403062417/http://www.bouldertheater.com/history.php)**
- Chief Theatre [Pueblo, Colorado](/source/Pueblo,_Colorado) *Closed*

## Illinois

- Granada Theater [Mt. Vernon, Illinois](/source/Mt._Vernon,_Illinois) **Renovating**
- Illinois Theatre [Jacksonville, Illinois](/source/Jacksonville,_Illinois) **Open**
- [Majestic Theatre (East St. Louis, Illinois)](/source/Majestic_Theatre_(East_St._Louis,_Illinois)), 240-246 Collinsville Ave. [East St. Louis, IL](/source/East_St._Louis,_IL) (Boller Bros.), NRHP-listed *Closed*
- Will Rogers Theater [Collinsville, Illinois](/source/Collinsville,_Illinois) *Closed*

## Kansas

- Arcada Theater [Holton, Kansas](/source/Holton,_Kansas) *Closed*
- [Brown Grand Theatre](/source/Brown_Grand_Theatre) [Concordia, Kansas](/source/Concordia,_Kansas) **Open** [\[1\]](http://www.browngrand.org/history.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080422210652/http://browngrand.org/history.htm) 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Burford Theatre [Arkansas City, Kansas](/source/Arkansas_City,_Kansas) **Renovating**
- [Booth Theater](/source/Booth_Theater_(Independence,_Kansas)), 119 W. Myrtle St. [Independence, Kansas](/source/Independence,_Kansas) (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed **Renovating / Open**
- Chanute Cinema I & II [Chanute, Kansas](/source/Chanute,_Kansas) **Open**
- Crawford Theatre [Wichita, Kansas](/source/Wichita,_Kansas) *Demolished*
- [Crest Theater](/source/Crest_Theater), 1905 Lakin Ave. [Great Bend, KS](/source/Great_Bend,_KS) (Boller and Lusk), NRHP-listed
- Crest Theater [Wichita, Kansas](/source/Wichita,_Kansas) *Demolished*
- [Crown Uptown Theatre](/source/Crown_Uptown_Theatre) [Wichita, Kansas](/source/Wichita,_Kansas) **Open** [\[2\]](http://www.crownuptown.com/)
- Crystal Plaza Theatre [Ottawa, Kansas](/source/Ottawa,_Kansas) **Open** [\[3\]](http://www.ottawacrystalplaza.com/)
- [Dream Theater](/source/Dream_Theater_(Russell,_Kansas)), 629 N. Main St. [Russell, KS](/source/Russell,_KS) (Boller, Robert O.), NRHP-listed
- Electric Theatre [Kansas City, Kansas](/source/Kansas_City,_Kansas) *Demolished*
- Fine Arts [Shawnee, Kansas](/source/Shawnee,_Kansas) **Renovating**
- Fox Plaza [Liberal, Kansas](/source/Liberal,_Kansas) *Closed*
- [Fox-Watson Theater Building](/source/Fox-Watson_Theater_Building), 155 S. Santa Fe Ave. [Salina, KS](/source/Salina,_KS) (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed *Open*
- [Hutchinson's Historic FOX Theatre](/source/Fox_Theater_(Hutchinson,_Kansas)), 18 E. First Ave. [Hutchinson, Kansas](/source/Hutchinson,_Kansas) (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed **Open**
- [Emporia Granada Theatre](/source/Emporia_Granada_Theatre), 809 Commercial [Emporia, KS](/source/Emporia,_KS) (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed, Granada Theatre [Emporia, Kansas](/source/Emporia,_Kansas) **Open** [**Website: Emporia Granada Theatre**](http://www.emporiagranada.com/)
- [Granada Theater](/source/Granada_Theater_(Kansas_City,_Kansas)), 1013-1019 Minnesota Ave. [Kansas City, KS](/source/Kansas_City,_KS) (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed **Open**
- Granada Theatre [Lawrence, Kansas](/source/Lawrence,_Kansas) **Open**
- [Jayhawk Theatre](/source/Jayhawk_Theatre) | The State Theatre of Kansas [Topeka, Kansas](/source/Topeka,_Kansas) [official Jayhawk website](http://www.jayhawktheatre.org) **Closed - to be restored** [\[4\]](http://www.jayhawktheatre.com)
- Jayhawk Theater [Kansas City, Kansas](/source/Kansas_City,_Kansas) *Demolished*
- [Hollywood Theater (Leavenworth, Kansas)](/source/Hollywood_Theater_(Leavenworth,_Kansas)), 401 Delaware St. [Leavenworth, KS](/source/Leavenworth,_KS) (Boller Bros. and Boller, Robert), NRHP-listed
- Majestic Theatre [Phillipsburg, Kansas](/source/Phillipsburg,_Kansas) **Open**
- Nomar Theatre [Wichita, Kansas](/source/Wichita,_Kansas) *Closed*
- Norton Theatre [Norton, Kansas](/source/Norton,_Kansas) **Open**
- [Overland Theater](/source/Overland_Theater)/Rio Theatre, 7204 W. 80th St. [Overland Park, Kansas](/source/Overland_Park,_Kansas) (Boller, Robert), NRHP-listed
- State Theatre [Larned, Kansas](/source/Larned,_Kansas) **Open**
- Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts [Salina, Kansas](/source/Salina,_Kansas) **Open** [\[5\]](http://www.stiefeltheatre.org/)
- Sunflower Theater [Peabody, Kansas](/source/Peabody,_Kansas) *Closed*
- Uptown Theatre [Iola, Kansas](/source/Iola,_Kansas) *Status Unknown*
- Varsity Theater [Lawrence, Kansas](/source/Lawrence,_Kansas) *Closed*
- Wareham Theatre [Manhattan, Kansas](/source/Manhattan,_Kansas) **Open**

## Missouri

- Aladdin Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Apollo Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Ashland Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Bagdad Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Ben Bolt Theatre [Chillicothe, Missouri](/source/Chillicothe,_Missouri) *Demolished*
- Benton Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Broadway Theatre [Cape Girardeau, Missouri](/source/Cape_Girardeau,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Calvin Opera House [Washington, Missouri](/source/Washington,_Missouri) **Open**
- Capitol Theatre [Jefferson City, Missouri](/source/Jefferson_City,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Davis Theatre [West Plains, Missouri](/source/West_Plains,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Electric Theatre [St. Joseph, Missouri](/source/St._Joseph,_Missouri) *Demolished*
- Empress Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Demolished*
- Esquire Theatre [Bolivar, Missouri](/source/Bolivar,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Garden Theater [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Demolished*
- Gillham Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Hall Theatre [Columbia, Missouri](/source/Columbia,_Missouri) *Closed*, building NRHP-listed as contributing building in [North Ninth Street Historic District](/source/North_Ninth_Street_Historic_District), 5-36 North Ninth St. [Columbia, MO](/source/Columbia,_MO) (Boller Brothers)
- Halloran Theatre [Moberly, Missouri](/source/Moberly,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Kimo Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Demolished*
- [Landers Theater](/source/Landers_Theater), 311 E. Walnut [Springfield, Missouri](/source/Springfield,_Missouri) (Boller, Carl) **Open**
- Lincoln Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Mercier Theatre [Perryville, Missouri](/source/Perryville,_Missouri) *Closed*
- [Midland Theatre](/source/Midland_Theatre) [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) **Open**
- [Missouri Theatre](/source/Missouri_Theatre_Center_for_the_Arts) [Columbia, Missouri](/source/Columbia,_Missouri) **Open**, NRHP-listed as [Missouri Theater](/source/Missouri_Theatre_Center_for_the_Arts), 201-215 S. 9th St. [Columbia, MO](/source/Columbia,_MO) (Boller Brothers)
- [Missouri Theater](/source/Missouri_Theater_and_Missouri_Theater_Building), [St. Joseph, Missouri](/source/St._Joseph,_Missouri) **Open**
- Norside Theatre [St. Louis, Missouri](/source/St._Louis,_Missouri) *Demolished*
- Orpheum Theater [Hannibal, Missouri](/source/Hannibal,_Missouri) **Renovating**
- Owen's Theatre [Branson, Missouri](/source/Branson,_Missouri) **Open**
- Paramount Theatre [Rock Port, Missouri](/source/Rock_Port,_Missouri) **closed**
- Plaza Theater [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Plaza Theater [Lamar, Missouri](/source/Lamar,_Missouri) *Open*
- Regal Theater [St. Joseph, Missouri](/source/St._Joseph,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Regent Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Rockhill Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Demolished*
- Sun Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Uptown Theater [Sedalia, Missouri](/source/Sedalia,_Missouri) *Closed*
- Uptown Theatre [Rolla, Missouri](/source/Rolla,_Missouri) *Demolished March 2010*
- Warwick Theatre [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri) *Closed*

## Mississippi

- Elkin Theatre [Aberdeen, Mississippi](/source/Aberdeen,_Mississippi) **Open**

## Nebraska

- Lincoln Theatre [Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/Lincoln,_Nebraska) *Demolished in 1962*

## New Mexico

- [El Morro Theater](/source/El_Morro_Theater), 205–209 W. Coal Ave. [Gallup, NM](/source/Gallup,_NM) (Boller, Carl), NRHP-listed **Open**
- [KiMo Theater](/source/KiMo_Theater), 421 Central Ave. [Albuquerque, New Mexico](/source/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico) (Boller Bros.), NRHP-listed **Open**
- [Lensic Theater](/source/Lensic_Theater), [Santa Fe, New Mexico](/source/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico), NHRP-listed **Open**
- [Lyceum Theater](/source/Lyceum_Theater_(Clovis,_New_Mexico)), 409 Main St. [Clovis, NM](/source/Clovis,_NM) (Boller Bros.), NRHP-listed **Open**

## Oklahoma

- Bays Theater (800 seats), Main & Bridge, [Blackwell, Oklahoma](/source/Blackwell,_Oklahoma) *Closed*
- Centre Theatre 1947–present (1700 seats), 415 Couch Drive, [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma) *Closed*
- Cine 2 Theater *1926-2006* (1000 seats), 225 Main Street, [Henryetta, Oklahoma](/source/Henryetta,_Oklahoma) *Demolished*
- [Coleman Theatre](/source/Coleman_Theatre) 1929–present (1600 seats), First & Main, [Miami, OK](/source/Miami,_OK) (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed **Open**
- Criterion Theater *1921-1973* (1900 seats), 108 West Main Street, [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma) *Demolished*
- Liberty Theater *1915-1976* (1500 seats), 19 North Robinson Avenue, [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma) *Demolished*
- Morgan Theater *1914-2008* (1200 seats), 316 Main Street, [Henryetta, Oklahoma](/source/Henryetta,_Oklahoma) *Demolished*
- Oklahoman Theater (1000 seats), 315 South Main Street, [Hobart, Oklahoma](/source/Hobart,_Oklahoma) *closed*
- Plaza Theater 1935–present (900 seats), 1725 Northwest Sixteenth Street, [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma) *Closed*
- [Poncan Theatre](/source/Poncan_Theatre) 1927–present (800 seats), 104 East Grand Avenue. [Ponca City, Oklahoma](/source/Ponca_City,_Oklahoma) (Boller Brothers), NRHP-listed **Open**
- Rialto Theater *1910-1972* (1200 seats), 13-17 Third Street, [Tulsa, Oklahoma](/source/Tulsa,_Oklahoma) *Demolished*
- Ritz Theater *1928-1963* (900 seats), 1012 Northeast Thirteenth Street, [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma) *Demolished*

## Pennsylvania

- Latonia Theatre 1929–present (1600 seats), 1 East First Street, [Oil City, Pennsylvania](/source/Oil_City,_Pennsylvania) *under renovation*

## Texas

- Granada Theatre [Plainview, Texas](/source/Plainview,_Texas) *Closed*
- Texas Theatre [San Antonio, Texas](/source/San_Antonio,_Texas) *Demolished*
- Wichita Theatre 1908-present (1100 seats original, 800 current) 919 Indiana [Wichita Falls, Texas](/source/Wichita_Falls,_Texas) **Open**

## Wyoming

- Kirby Theatre [Worland, Wyoming](/source/Worland,_Wyoming) *Status Unknown*
- New Aileen Theatre [Worland, Wyoming](/source/Worland,_Wyoming) *Status Unknown*

## References

1. ["B'Nai David-Judea Website"](https://www.bnaidavid.com/our-space)

## External links

- [Boller Brothers Treasures](http://cinematreasures.org/firm/10/show=all)
- [Historic Movie Theatres of Missouri](http://www.agilitynut.com/theatres/mo.html)
- [Historic Movie Theatres of Kansas](https://web.archive.org/web/20160118163257/http://www.agilitynut.com/theatres/ks.html)
- [Boller Brothers Architectural Records](http://www.umkc.edu/WHMCKC/Collections/IKC0065.HTM)

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