Old Petaluma Opera House

Old Petaluma Opera House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	147-149 Kentucky St., Petaluma, California
Coordinates	38°14′6″N 122°38′27″W / 38.23500°N 122.64083°WCoordinates: 38°14′6″N 122°38′27″W / 38.23500°N 122.64083°W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1870
Architect	Brainerd Jones
Architectural style	Beaux Arts, Stick/Eastlake
NRHP Reference #	78000801[1]
Added to NRHP	December 22, 1978

The Old Petaluma Opera House (also known as the Maclay Building) is a historic building located in downtown Petaluma, California.

History

It was built in 1870 as a theater, lecture hall, and dance hall. In 1901, the upper floors were converted to office and meeting space and the street level was remodeled for retail space, and a new prefabricated cast iron facade, manufactured by the Mesker Brothers company of St. Louis, Missouri was installed.

The Nielsen Furniture Company occupied the building from 1944 to 1960.^[2] As of June 2010, the building houses law offices and an Irish-style pub. It features Stick/Eastlake architecture.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Rinehart, Katherine J. (2005). Petaluma: A History in Architecture. Images of America. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-7385-3004-8.