Fulton Opera House

Fulton Theatre
The Fulton Opera House
Fulton Opera House is located in Pennsylvania
Fulton Opera House
Fulton Opera House is located in the United States
Fulton Opera House
Location12-14 North Prince St.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40°2′16.8″N 76°18′29.5″W / 40.038000°N 76.308194°W / 40.038000; -76.308194
Area< 1-acre (4,000 m2)
Built1852
ArchitectSamuel Sloan, Edwin Forrest Durang
Architectural styleVictorian
NRHP reference No.69000156
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1969[2]
Designated NHLJanuary 29, 1964[3]
Designated PHMCOctober 11, 1952[1]

The Fulton Opera House, also known as the Fulton Theatre or simply The Fulton, is a League of Regional Theatres class B regional theater located in historic downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is reportedly the oldest working theatre in the United States.[4] It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.

  1. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. ^ Listing Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine at the National Park Service
  3. ^ "Fulton Opera House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  4. ^ "Exploring the quaint towns and villages of Lancaster County". Observer-Reporter. June 5, 1988. pp. F8. Retrieved October 28, 2015.