Built 1911 NRHP Reference # 78002798 Area 2,024 m² Added to NRHP 24 November 1978 | Architect T.A. Mullett Opened 1911 Phone +1 304-725-4420 | |
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Location 200–204 N. George St., Charles Town, West Virginia Address 204 N George St, Charles Town, WV 25414, USA Hours Closed today SaturdayClosedSundayClosedMondayClosedTuesday10AM–6PMWednesday10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PMSuggest an edit Similar Jefferson County Courthouse, Hollywood Casino at Charles T, Harpers Ferry National, Happy Retreat, Apollo Theatre Profiles | ||
The Old Opera House in Charles Town, West Virginia, once known as the Old Opera House or simply The Opera House, is a restored theater, designed by T.A. Mullett of Washington, D.C., son of architect Alfred B. Mullett. The theater opened in 1911, bringing minstrel shows, vaudeville, touring theater groups, circuses and wild west shows to Charles Town. By the 1930s a projection machine was installed, but the theater closed in 1948. It has since re-opened as a community-supported performance space.
The building consists of a two-story street front with offices on the second floor in an old apartment building, pre-dating the theater portion by about twenty years. The house and stage occupy the interior of the lot.
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New Opera House (Charles Town, West Virginia) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA