Montgomery Opera House

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Montgomery Opera House

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Montgomery Opera House, January 2007
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Location 201-209 W. Commercial St., Kahoka, Missouri
Coordinates 40°24′44″N91°43′20″W / 40.41222°N 91.72222°W / 40.41222; -91.72222 Coordinates: 40°24′44″N91°43′20″W / 40.41222°N 91.72222°W / 40.41222; -91.72222
Area less than one acre
Built 1890 (1890)
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP reference # 88002018 [1]
Added to NRHP October 20, 1988

Montgomery Opera House, also known as Clark County Savings Bank and Kahoka State Bank, is a historic opera house located at Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri. It was built in 1890, and is a two-story, Late Victorian style brick building. The building features a high hipped roof, elaborate pressed metal cornice, and finely detailed brick work. [2] :2

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Kahoka, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

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Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 7,139. Its county seat is Kahoka. The county was organized December 16, 1836 and named for William Clark, leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and later Governor of Missouri Territory.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Lynn Morrow and Dr. David Quick (May 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Montgomery Opera House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.