Thrasher Opera House

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Thrasher Opera House
ThrashersOperaHouseGreenLakeWisconsin.jpg
Address 506 Mill St.
Green Lake, Wisconsin
United States
Owner Thrasher Opera House Corporation
Capacity 200
Current use Live event venue
Opened 1910 (1910)
Website

www.thrasheroperahouse.com

Thrasher's Opera House
NRHP reference # 99000921
Added to NRHP August 10, 1999

Thrasher Opera House is located in Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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History

The opera house was built by Charlie Thrasher. [2] It began showing vaudeville and traveling theatrical performance and, later, movies. In the 1920s, the opera house installed the proper equipment to show sound films. The building underwent renovations in the 1990s. It is listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places and has been designated a City of Green Lake Historic Structure.

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References

  1. ↑ "Thrasher's Opera House". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  2. ↑ "Our History". Thrasher Opera House. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
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