Penrose Wolf Building | |
Location | 450 Main St., Rockwood, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°54′50″N79°9′28″W / 39.91389°N 79.15778°W Coordinates: 39°54′50″N79°9′28″W / 39.91389°N 79.15778°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1898, 1905 |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 02000967 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 13, 2002 |
The Penrose Wolf Building, also known as the Rockwood Opera House, is an historic, American commercial building that is located in Rockwood, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]
The front section of this historic building was erected in 1898, and is a two-story, wood-frame structure that measures thirty feet by sixty feet. The rear section was added in 1905, and is a three-story, yellow brick structure that measures fifty feet by seventy-five feet.
During the early twentieth century, the upper floor of the wood frame section housed "the Opera House." The rear section was designed for heavy commercial use and housed a grain and lumber storage facility. In 2000, the building was purchased by Judith Pletcher and restored to working order. It currently houses shops, restaurants and live entertainment in the Opera House. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]
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