Clem's Opera House

Clem's Opera House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Main and Post Sts., Gresham, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°1′41″N 97°24′7″W / 41.02806°N 97.40194°WCoordinates: 41°1′41″N 97°24′7″W / 41.02806°N 97.40194°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c.1891
Architectural style	Two-part commercial block
MPS	Opera House Buildings in Nebraska 1867-1917 MPS
NRHP Reference #	88000949[1]
Added to NRHP	September 28, 1988

Clem's Opera House, at Main and Post Sts. in Gresham, Nebraska, is a building constructed in about 1891. It has also been denoted NeHBS #YK04-1 and OHBIN #03-01-02.

The opera house served as a venue for both touring and home-grown theatrical and musical performances, for lectures, and for movies. It also provided a location for community gatherings, including box socials, high-school commencements, farmer's institutes, and political-party meetings.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[3]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Ehlers, D. Layne. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Clem's Opera House". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
3. "Nebraska National Register Sites in York County". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-18.