Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House

Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House

Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House, November 2012
Location 321-325 Second St., Aurora, Indiana
Coordinates 39°3′23″N 84°54′4″W / 39.05639°N 84.90111°W / 39.05639; -84.90111Coordinates: 39°3′23″N 84°54′4″W / 39.05639°N 84.90111°W / 39.05639; -84.90111
Area less than one acre
Built 1878 (1878)
Architect Lindsay, Thomas
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Jeffrey L. Huntington (February 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera House" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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