Mitchell Opera House
Mitchell Opera House | |
Mitchell Opera House, September 2010 | |
| Location | 7th and Brooks Sts., Mitchell, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°44′4″N 86°28′27″W / 38.73444°N 86.47417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1905-1906 |
| Architect | Vanhoy & Sons |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000020[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 1981 |
Mitchell Opera House, also known as Mitchell City Hall, is a historic theater building located at Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana. It was built in 1905–1906, and is a two-story, brick building measuring 45 feet wide and 85 feet deep. It has a one-story projecting entry, gable roof, and gambrel roof over the stage area at the rear of the building. It housed a theater until 1927, then served as city hall between 1952 and 1979.[2]: 2–3
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Steve Wyatt (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mitchell Opera House" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.