Tecumseh Opera House

Tecumseh Opera House
Tecumseh Opera House is located in Nebraska
Tecumseh Opera House
Tecumseh Opera House is located in the United States
Tecumseh Opera House
Location123 S. Third, Tecumseh, Nebraska
Coordinates40°22′4″N 96°11′46″W / 40.36778°N 96.19611°W / 40.36778; -96.19611
Arealess than one acre
Built1880
Built byDunlap, W.L.
Architectural styleTwo-part commercial block
MPSOpera House Buildings in Nebraska 1867-1917 MPS
NRHP reference No.88000929[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1988

The Tecumseh Opera House, located at 123 S. Third in Tecumseh, Nebraska, is a historic building built in 1880. It is a two-part commercial block building, and has also been known as Seaver Bros. Opera House, as Smith Theatre, as Hahn Opera House, as Spicknall & Goodman Opera House, as Goodman & Canfield Opera House, and as Villars Hall, and it has been denoted NeHBS #J007-53 and OHBIN #ll-29-OI.[1][2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It was deemed significant as a well-preserved example of an opera house building in Nebraska.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b D. Layne Ehlers (April 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tecumseh Opera House / Seaver Bros. Opera House / Smith Theatre / Hahn Opera House". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos