Grand Opera House
National Register of Historic Places

Grand Opera House

Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Listed
December 27, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
72000696

About this property

The Riley Center, also known as the Grand Opera House and formally as the Mississippi State University Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts, is a performing arts and conference center in Meridian, Mississippi. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The Grand Opera House and the adjacent Marks-Rothenberg Department store were built in 1889 by half-brothers Israel Marks and Levi Rothenberg. The opera house was a site for entertainment and theatre for decades. In addition to the extensive theater renovation, the Riley Center project redeveloped the department store as a conference facility. Together the theater and conference space make up the Mississippi State University Riley Center for Education and Performing Arts, owned and operated by Mississippi State University-Meridian Campus.

Location

2208 5th St.
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
32.36399, -88.70047

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTUREPERFORMING ARTS
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Grand Opera House listed on the National Register?

Grand Opera House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Grand Opera House?

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

What is the period of significance for Grand Opera House?

The period of significance for Grand Opera House is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1889.

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