NRHP Reference # 80000383 Area 2,000 m² Function Theater | Designated CP June 6, 1985 Phone +1 603-863-2412 Added to NRHP 29 February 1980 | |
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Location 20 Main St., Newport, New Hampshire Architectural style Queen Anne, Queen Anne/Brick Panel Part of Newport Downtown Historic District (#85001201) Address 20 Main St, Newport, NH 03773, USA Similar Richards Free Library, Newport Historical Society M, The Fells, Mt Kearsarge Indian Mu, South Congregational Church Profiles | ||
Newport opera house to receive 14m renovation
The Newport Opera House is a historic civic building and performing arts venue at 20 Main Street in the heart of downtown Newport, the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The 2 1⁄2-story brick building, with its clock and bell tower, is the most prominent feature of Newport's historic downtown. It was built in 1886 to replace the previous town hall and courthouse which had burned down in 1885, and has long served the region as a performance space. The rebuilt Opera House was noted to have the largest stage north of Boston. In 1974 the Opera House was restored, which was concluded with the unveiling of the stage in 1976 and a production of The Music Man.
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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as "Town Hall and Courthouse", in 1980.