Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House
Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House | |
 Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House, November 2012 | |
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| Location | 321-325 Second St., Aurora, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°3′23″N 84°54′4″W / 39.05639°N 84.90111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1878 |
| Architect | Lindsay, Thomas |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001120[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 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[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Italianate architecture in Indiana
- Theatres completed in 1878
- Buildings and structures in Dearborn County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Dearborn County, Indiana
- 1878 establishments in Indiana
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Indiana
- Opera houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Southern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs