Brown's Hall-Thompson's Opera House
National Register of Historic Places

Brown's Hall-Thompson's Opera House

Pioche, Lincoln County, Nevada
Listed
August 15, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
84002074

About this property

Thompson's Opera House, previously known as Brown's Hall, Brown's Opera House and the Gem Theater, is a small theater building in Pioche, Nevada. The Opera House is a wood-frame building built in 1873, attached roughly to the adjoining brick Gem Theater, a 1937 masonry cinema.

Location

Pioche, Lincoln County, Nevada
37.93006, -114.45127

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 84002074. It was listed on August 15, 1984.

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Gem Theater
Industrial
0 mi
Pioche Firehouse
Industrial
0 mi
Lincoln County Courthouse
Civil War
0.1 mi
1938 Lincoln County Courthouse
Civil War
0.5 mi
Bristol Wells Town Site
Civil War
18 mi

Nearby Battles

Pioche Nevada Mining Feud Killings, Lincoln County NV
1872Frontier
0.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Brown's Hall-Thompson's Opera House listed on the National Register?

Brown's Hall-Thompson's Opera House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Brown's Hall-Thompson's Opera House?

Brown's Hall-Thompson's Opera House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Brown's Hall-Thompson's Opera House?

The period of significance for Brown's Hall-Thompson's Opera House is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1873.

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