Beaver Opera House

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Beaver Opera House
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Building in 2010.
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Location55 E. Center St., Beaver, Utah
Coordinates 38°16′29″N112°38′23″W / 38.27472°N 112.63972°W / 38.27472; -112.63972 (Beaver Opera House)
Arealess than one acre
Architect Liljenberg and Maeser
NRHP reference No. 82004078 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 11, 1982

The Beaver Opera House, at 55 E. Center St. in Beaver, Utah, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

It originally had capacity for 1,000 seated persons. [2]

It was designed and built by architects Liljenberg and Maeser, for $20,000. [2]

It is built of tuff, the pink stone that is used in many other Beaver buildings. [2]

It served as a "center for community and church affairs" and as a theatre for about two decades.

Performers included Walter Christensen, Ralph Cloninger, Luke Gosgrave, and Shelby Roach.

From 1929 to c.1955, it was used for offices and storage by the Utah National Guard. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Linda Bonar; Fred Aegerter (1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beaver Opera House". National Park Service . Retrieved May 22, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1980
  3. "National Register #82004078: Beaver Opera House in Beaver, Utah".