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Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House

Coordinates: 39°3′23″N 84°54′4″W / 39.05639°N 84.90111°W / 39.05639; -84.90111
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Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House
Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House, November 2012
Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House is located in Indiana
Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House
Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House is located in the United States
Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House
Location321-325 Second St., Aurora, Indiana
Coordinates39°3′23″N 84°54′4″W / 39.05639°N 84.90111°W / 39.05639; -84.90111
Arealess than one acre
Built1878 (1878)
ArchitectLindsay, Thomas
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.94001120[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1994

Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House, also known as the Grand Opera House, is a historic opera house located at Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built in 1878, and is a three-story, Italianate style brick building. It measures 53 feet wide and 104 feet deep. The front facade features a cast iron storefront with pilasters with Corinthian order capitals.[2]: 5 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] It is located in the Downtown Aurora Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2015. Note: This includes Jeffrey L. Huntington (February 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.