Finke Opera House

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Finke Opera House

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Finke Opera House, February 2010
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Location 312 N. High St., California, Missouri
Coordinates 38°38′7″N92°33′55″W / 38.63528°N 92.56528°W / 38.63528; -92.56528 Coordinates: 38°38′7″N92°33′55″W / 38.63528°N 92.56528°W / 38.63528; -92.56528
Area less than one acre
Built 1885 (1885)
Architect Legg, Jerome Bibb; Steigmeyer, O.W.
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP reference # 04000214 [1]
Added to NRHP March 22, 2004
Finke Opera House in April 2017 Finke Opera House 042017.jpg
Finke Opera House in April 2017

Finke Opera House, also known as the Ritz Theatre, is a historic opera house located at California, Moniteau County, Missouri. It was built in 1885, and is a two-story, eclectic Late Victorian style brick building. The building features decorative brickwork banding and segmental window arches with stone accents. It was built as a multi-use facility and now used as a community theater / meeting hall. [2] :5

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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. Rhonda Chalfant (September 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Finke Opera House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 12 photographs from 2003)