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Mitchell Opera House

Coordinates: 38°44′4″N 86°28′27″W / 38.73444°N 86.47417°W / 38.73444; -86.47417
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Mitchell Opera House
Mitchell Opera House, September 2010
Mitchell Opera House is located in Indiana
Mitchell Opera House
Mitchell Opera House is located in the United States
Mitchell Opera House
Location7th and Brooks Sts., Mitchell, Indiana
Coordinates38°44′4″N 86°28′27″W / 38.73444°N 86.47417°W / 38.73444; -86.47417
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)-1906
ArchitectVanhoy & Sons
NRHP reference No.81000020[1]
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1981

Mitchell Opera House, also known as Mitchell City Hall, is a historic theater building located at Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana. It was built in 1905–1906, and is a two-story, brick building measuring 45 feet wide and 85 feet deep. It has a one-story projecting entry, gable roof, and gambrel roof over the stage area at the rear of the building. It housed a theater until 1927, then served as city hall between 1952 and 1979.[2]: 2–3 

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Steve Wyatt (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mitchell Opera House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.