<Tr> <Th> NRHP reference #</Th> <Td> 77000808 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Added to NRHP </Th> <Td> September 28, 1977 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Midland Theatre, known officially for sponsorship purposes as Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland, is a 3,200 - seat theater located in the Power & Light District of Kansas City, Missouri, United States . The National Collegiate Athletic Association under Walter Byers had its headquarters in the building from the 1950s until it moved to 6299 Nall Avenue at Shawnee Mission Parkway in Mission, Kansas in 1971 . The theatre was originally known as the Loew's Midland Theatre until 1961 . Over the years, the theatre has been known by various name including: Saxon Theatre, Midland Stadium, Midland 1 - 2 - 3 Theatre, Midland Theatre and The Midland by AMC . </P> <P> It was built by Marcus Loew, completed in 1927, at a cost of $4 million and is the largest historic theater within 250 miles of the city . The Midland was designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb of New York and the Boller Brothers of Kansas City, and Boaz - Kiel Construction of St. Louis erected the structure . The theatre, built in French and Italian Baroque, was representative of Lamb's work in the late 1920s . </P>

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