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| Location | Carthouse Square, Abbeville, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°10′40″N 82°22′42″W / 34.17778°N 82.37833°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | William Augustus Edwards of Edwards and Wilson |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000558 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 1, 1970 |
The Abbeville Opera House, also known as the Abbeville Opera House and Municipal Office Building is an historic building located in Abbeville, South Carolina.[2][3] Designed by William Augustus Edwards of Edwards and Wilson, it was opened in 1904 and dedicated in 1908.[2][4] On July 1, 1970, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
According to the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism the theater has received the South Carolina Governor's Travel Award for Tourism and was designated as the Official Rural Drama State Theatre of South Carolina.[5] It is included in the Abbeville Historic District.[6]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Fant, Mrs. James W. (May 16, 1970). "Abbeville Opera House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. National Park Service. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Abbeville Opera House, Abbeville County (Court Square, Abbeville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ Abbeville Opera House historic marker
- ^ "South Carolina Tourism Official Site". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ^ South Carolina Department of Archives and History page on Abbeville Opera House