Silas P. Smith Opera House

Silas P. Smith Opera House

Front and eastern side
Location 117 Court St., West Union, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°17′38″N 80°46′30″W / 39.29389°N 80.77500°W / 39.29389; -80.77500Coordinates: 39°17′38″N 80°46′30″W / 39.29389°N 80.77500°W / 39.29389; -80.77500
Area less than one acre
Built 1900
Architectural style Early Commercial, Romanesque
NRHP Reference #

01000788

[1]
Added to NRHP July 25, 2001

Silas P. Smith Opera House, now known as Doddridge County Public Library, is a historic theatre located at West Union, Doddridge County, West Virginia. It was built in 1900, and is a two story brick commercial building measuring 40 feet wide and 70 feet deep. It has simple Romanesque Revival style architectural details. The building has housed the Doddridge County Public Library since 1965. It is included in the West Union Downtown Historic District.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ 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.


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