IOOF Opera House

IOOF Opera House
Location N. Third and B Sts., Hampton, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°52′46″N 97°53′9″W / 40.87944°N 97.88583°W / 40.87944; -97.88583Coordinates: 40°52′46″N 97°53′9″W / 40.87944°N 97.88583°W / 40.87944; -97.88583
Area less than one acre
Built 1893
Architect Cox, James M.
Architectural style Two-part commercial block
MPS Opera House Buildings in Nebraska 1867-1917 MPS
NRHP Reference # 88000952[1]
Added to NRHP September 28, 1988

The IOOF Opera House in Hampton, Nebraska is a 40 feet (12 m) by 65 feet (20 m) building that was built in 1893. In 1988, when it was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places, it was the only two-story building in the retail business area of Hampton.[2]

It was deemed significant at the state level in the areas of the performing arts; entertainment/recreation; and social history, as a well-preserved example of an opera house building in Nebraska.[2]

Its decline was partly due to the fact that Aurora, Nebraska, 6 miles away, and Grand Island, Nebraska, 26 miles away, offered more entertainment choices to car-owning residents.[2]

It is a "two-part commercial block" building that served historically as a meeting hall, as a theater, as a specialty store, as a music facility, and as a financial institution. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 D. Layne Ehlers (April 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: I.O.O.F. Opera House / NeHBS #HM05-I 2: OHBI N #02-07-03" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 7, 2016. with photos


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