National Register of Historic Places

Jaffa Opera House

Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado
Listed
February 7, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72000275

About this property

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. It is Italianate, in fact High Victorian Italianate, in style. 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. When listed in 1972, the main commercial space had been Hausman Drug Store for many years. Photo in 2012 and Google Streetview dated May 2018 show it apparently vacant. The 2011 Colorado earthquake damaged the opera house, 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. It is included as a contributing building in the Corazon de Trinidad historic district, National Register-listed in 1973.

Location

100-116 W. Main St.
Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado
37.16807, -104.50583

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTUREPERFORMING ARTS
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Corazon de Trinidad
Civil War
0.1 mi
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US Post Office-Trinidad Main
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Nearby Battles

Battle of Tongue River Canyon — Colorado (1868)
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When was Jaffa Opera House listed on the National Register?

Jaffa Opera House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 7, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Jaffa Opera House?

Jaffa Opera House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Jaffa Opera House?

The period of significance for Jaffa Opera House is recorded as the industrial era.

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