Lawrence Opera House

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Lawrence Opera House
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The building in 2010
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LocationSecond and Calvert Streets, Lawrence, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°17′31″N98°15′36″W / 40.29194°N 98.26000°W / 40.29194; -98.26000 (Lawrence Opera House) Coordinates: 40°17′31″N98°15′36″W / 40.29194°N 98.26000°W / 40.29194; -98.26000 (Lawrence Opera House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1901 (1901)
Architectural styleTwo-part commercial block
MPS Opera House Buildings in Nebraska 1867-1917 MPS
NRHP reference # 88000933 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1988

The Lawrence Opera House is a historic two-story building in Lawrence, Nebraska. It was built in 1901. [2] For D. Layne Ehlers, "[t]his opera house is significant in the area of social history, because it gave Lawrence a neutral, nonaffiliated location for lodge meetings, suppers, and school entertainments." [2] The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 28, 1988. [1]

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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 D. Layne Ehlers (April 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lawrence Opera House". National Park Service . Retrieved October 12, 2019. With accompanying pictures