Lawrence Opera House | |
The building in 2010 | |
Location | Second and Calvert Streets, Lawrence, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 40°17′31″N98°15′36″W / 40.29194°N 98.26000°W Coordinates: 40°17′31″N98°15′36″W / 40.29194°N 98.26000°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1901 |
Architectural style | Two-part commercial block |
MPS | Opera House Buildings in Nebraska 1867-1917 MPS |
NRHP reference # | 88000933 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 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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