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Fox Theater
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National Register of Historic Places

Fox Theater

On the National Register since 197650 years
Siamese ByzantineListed 1976St. Louis
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About Fox Theater

Fox Theater, at 527 N. Grand Blvd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 8, 1976. The Register lists it for its recreation and architecture, at the national level. The listing covers 1.3 acres. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTheater and former movie theater in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 70 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1929 to today

  1. 1929Built, designed by C. Howard Crane
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

527 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Fox TheaterStart here
  2. 2Robert Henry Stockton HouseRomanesque Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3West Locust and Olive Street Commercial and Industrial DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · next door
  4. 4The OlympiaBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Plaza Hotel ComplexSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 1922 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

27 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BSamuel Cupples HouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miDMidtown Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.2 miBBeaumont Medical BuildingCommercial0.2 miDCouncil PlazaModern Movement0.3 miBRamsey Accessories Manufacturing CorporationFactory0.3 miBBeckley-Ralston CompanyBuilding0.3 miBKellerman Motor Car CompanyBuilding0.3 miBCadillac Automobile Company BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19190.3 miBRoyal Tire Service Inc. BuildingModern Movement0.3 miBWilliam Cuthbert Jones HouseLate Victorian0.3 miBSt. Louis TheatreFrench Renaissance · Built 19250.3 miBFrederick Newton Judson HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBZebediah F. Mary H. Wetzell HouseLate Victorian · Built 18800.3 miBPendennis Club Apartment BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19020.3 miBFalstaff Brewing Corporation Plant Number 1Store0.4 miBStandard Adding Machine BuildingIndustrial0.4 miBStix, Baer and Fuller Dry Goods Company's "Grand Leader" Relay StationBuilding0.4 miBParrish, D.L., Laundry Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revival0.4 mi
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BDr. George Ashe Bronson HouseBuilt 18850.4 miDLocust Street Automotive District (Boundary Increase)Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBCentral States Life Insurance Company BuildingMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.4 miBWolfner, Henry L., Memorial Library for the BlindLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBWelfare Finance Company BuildingBuilding0.4 miBVesper-Buick Auto Company BuildingSpanish Colonial Revival0.5 miDLocust Street Automotive DistrictRenaissance0.5 miBGerhart BlockFrench Renaissance0.5 miBLouise ApartmentsGeorgian Colonial Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Fox Theater

Is Fox Theater on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 8, 1976 (Register number 76002261).

Is Fox Theater a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Scott Joplin House, 0.9 miles away.

Can you visit Fox Theater?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Fox Theater?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 70 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63820893 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.