Silas P. Smith Opera House
Silas P. Smith Opera House | |
 Front and eastern side | |
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| Location | 117 Court St., West Union, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′38″N 80°46′30″W / 39.29389°N 80.77500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000788 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 2001 |
Silas P. Smith Opera House was a historic theatre located at West Union, Doddridge County, West Virginia. It was built in 1900, and was a two-story brick commercial building measuring 40 feet (12 m) wide and 70 feet (21 m) deep. It had simple Romanesque Revival style architectural details. At one time, the building housed the Doddridge County Public Library. It was demolished on November 13, 2019.[2] It was included in both the West Union Downtown Historic District and the West Union Residential Historic District.[3][4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Crews demolish Doddridge County opera house". newsandsentinel.com/. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ Hazel G. Wysong (January 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Silas P. Smith Opera House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ^ Phoenix, Anna (August 2010). "National Register of Historic Places: West Union Residential Historic District" (PDF).
Categories:
- Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Romanesque Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Music venues completed in 1900
- Buildings and structures in Doddridge County, West Virginia
- Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Doddridge County, West Virginia
- Opera houses on the National Register of Historic Places
- Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Opera houses in West Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures demolished in 2019
- Mountaineer Country Registered Historic Place stubs