The Beaver Opera House, at 55 E. Center St. in
Beaver, Utah
Beaver is a city in, and county seat of, Beaver County in southwestern Utah, United States. The population was 3,592 at the 2020 census, up from the 2010 figure of 3,112.
History
Indigenous peoples lived in the area for thousands of years, ...
, was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1982.
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It originally had capacity for 1,000 seated persons.][ With ]
It was designed and built by architects Liljenberg and Maeser
Niels or Nils Edward Liljenberg (February 10, 1869 – October 8, 1952) was an architect in early 20th century Utah.
Biography
Nils Liljenberg was born at Höör Municipality in Skåne, Sweden. He received his architectural degree in 18 ...
, for $20,000.[
It is built of ]tuff
Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. Following ejection and deposition, the ash is lithified into a solid rock. Rock that contains greater than 75% ash is considered tuff, while rock co ...
, the pink stone that is used in many other Beaver buildings.[
It served as a "center for community and church affairs" and as a theatre for about two decades.
Performers included Walter Christensen, ]Ralph Cloninger
Ralph Cloninger (1888–1962) was an American actor.
He was born April 20, 1888, in Texas. He died June 17, 1962, in Los Angeles, California.
He was known for his film performances in '' Monte Cristo'' (1922), '' Hearts Aflame'' (1923), and as a ...
, Luke Gosgrave, and Shelby Roach.
From 1929 to c.1955, it was used for offices and storage by the Utah National Guard
The Utah National Guard consists of the:
* Utah Army National Guard
**19th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
**65th Field Artillery Brigade
**85th WMD CST
**97th Troop Command
**115th Engineer Group (CBT)
**204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
**211 ...
.
References
External links
Beaver Opera House
at UtahTheaters.info, lists additional sources: "Chapter 6 Entrance into the Twentieth Century 1900-1920", A History of Beaver County, Martha Sonntag Bradley; "Beaver Opera House Promotors Thought Big", The History Blazer, June 1996, Utah State History CD-ROM; The Weekly Press, 20 November 1914.
Opera houses
National Register of Historic Places in Beaver County, Utah
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