Hawkinsville Opera House

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Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium
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LocationLumpkin and Broad Sts., Hawkinsville, Georgia
Coordinates 32°16′56″N83°28′08″W / 32.28233°N 83.46901°W / 32.28233; -83.46901
Arealess than one acre
Built1907
ArchitectGunn, W.R.
NRHP reference No. 73000638 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1973

Hawkinsville Opera House, originally known as the City Auditorium and sometimes referred to as Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium, is a theater building in downtown Hawkinsville, Georgia. [2] It was built in 1907 after the city awarded a contract for a performing arts building to be constructed at a cost of $16,470. It was designed by Macon, Georgia architect and theater designer W.R. Gunn. With 576 seats, the theater had the largest seating capacity of any public building in Pulaski County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and underwent a 1.7 million dollar renovation 2000. It is managed by the non-profit Hawkinsville-Pulaski County Arts Council. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1] It is located at the intersection of Lumpkin Street and Broad Street. [3] It is also a contributing building in the Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Hawkinsville Opera House: History".
  3. William R. Mitchell, Jr. (July 26, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium / Old Opera House". National Park Service . Retrieved March 8, 2018. With seven photos from 1967.
The Opera House in 2013 Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium.JPG
The Opera House in 2013