NRHP: Steinauer Opera House

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Steinauer Opera House

Steinauer Opera House

NRHP Reference #: 88000934

NRHP Listing Date: 19880707

Location

215 Main, Steinauer, Pawnee County, Nebraska

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Summary

The Steinauer Opera House occupies the upper story of the Bank of Steinauer, a two-story brick building constructed in 1888 by town founder Joseph Steinauer. The small opera house has a pressed tin ceiling, and the walls are covered with both pressed tin and wooden wainscoting. A vintage scenery curtain still hangs in the stage area.

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