IOOF Opera House

	IOOF Opera House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	N. Third and B Sts., Hampton, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°52′46″N 97°53′9″W / 40.87944°N 97.88583°W
Built	1880, 1893
MPS	Opera House Buildings in Nebraska 1867-1917 MPS
NRHP reference No.	88000952
Added to NRHP	September 28, 1988

The IOOF Opera House in Hampton, Nebraska, United States, is a 40-foot (12 m) by 65-foot (20 m) building that was built in 1880 and was leased to the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) chapter in 1893.^{[note 1]} In 1988, when it was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places, it was the only two-story building in the retail business area of Hampton.^[2]

It was deemed significant at the state level in the areas of the performing arts; entertainment/recreation; and social history, as a well-preserved example of an opera house building in Nebraska.^[2]

Its decline was partly due to the fact that Aurora, Nebraska, 6 miles away, and Grand Island, Nebraska, 26 miles away, offered more entertainment choices to car-owning residents.^[2]

It is a "two-part commercial block" building that served historically as a meeting hall, as a theater, as a specialty store, as a music facility, and as a financial institution. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

Notes

^ The NRHP registration document states once that it was built in 1880, but notes that "1893" is written on the parapet of the building, without explaining the discrepancy.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c D. Layne Ehlers (April 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: I.O.O.F. Opera House / NeHBS #HM05-I 2: OHBI N #02-07-03". National Park Service. Retrieved August 7, 2016. with photos

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[2] The NRHP registration document states once that it was built in 1880, but notes that "1893" is written on the parapet of the building, without explaining the discrepancy.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-3] D. Layne Ehlers (April 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: I.O.O.F. Opera House / NeHBS #HM05-I 2: OHBI N #02-07-03". National Park Service. Retrieved August 7, 2016. with photos

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