The Jaffa Opera House, at 100–116 W. Main St. in Trinidad, Colorado, was built in 1883. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
Jaffa Opera House | |
 Building in 2012. May 2018 Google Streetview very much the same, with building appearing vacant. | |
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| Location | 100–116 W. Main St., Trinidad, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 37°10′05″N 104°30′19″W / 37.16806°N 104.50528°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architectural style | High Victorian Italianate |
| Part of | Corazon de Trinidad (ID73000482) |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000275[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 7, 1972 |
| Designated CP | February 28, 1973 |
It is Italianate, in fact High Victorian Italianate, in style.[2] The first floor provided commercial spaces; the second floor provided a 710-seat opera house with a 45 by 20 feet (13.7 m × 6.1 m) stage and a 22 by 16 feet (6.7 m × 4.9 m) proscenium.[2]
When listed in 1972, the main commercial space had been Hausman Drug Store for many years.[2] Photo in 2012 and Google Streetview dated May 2018 show it apparently vacant.[3][better source needed] It was damaged in an earthquake measured at 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale, and some experts recommended its demolition in 2011, but a community coalesced in opposition to that. A renovation project scheduled to be completed in 2019 was planned.[4]
It is included as a contributing building in the Corazon de Trinidad historic district, National Register-listed in 1973.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#72000275)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c Willard C. Louden (May 12, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hausman Drug / Jaffa Opera House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 18, 2021. With accompanying three historic images
- ^ See photo above, and Google Streetview accessed April 17, 2021.
- ^ "Trinidad Opera House". History Colorado. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ^ Willard D. Louden; Ronald Passarelli (November 10, 1972). National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Corazon de Trinidad / Original Townsite. National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2021. With accompanying four photos from 1969-72
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