Hubbell Theatre

Main Street,
Trenton, MO 64683

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SethG
SethG on March 7, 2019 at 10:37 am

Robert Boller was born in 1887, so he obviously wasn’t the architect of the opera house. He was the architect of either a 1923 remodel, or a 1923 replacement structure, which may have had a reduced capacity, given the information Chris originally had.

SethG
SethG on March 7, 2019 at 9:08 am

Confusingly, the 1906 Cahn-Hill Theatrical Guide is quite certain that the name is Hubbell’s Opera House, managed by W.W. Hubbell.

SethG
SethG on March 7, 2019 at 9:05 am

1914 Sanborn map shows a Hubble (which I think is a misspelling) theater located in the second floor of the storefronts from 806-814 Main. The stage was at the south end, and was clearly set up for live theater/vaudeville. Capacity is listed as 810. The building appears on the 1886 Sanborn as Hubbel’s Opera House. It’s possible this was later replaced by a purpose-built cinema. In any case, that entire section of the block was destroyed for a ‘50/'60s bank and parking.