Springer Opera House
Venue in Columbus, Georgia, US. Built 1871. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Springer Opera House is a historic theater at 103 Tenth Street in Downtown Columbus, Georgia, United States. First opened February 21, 1871, the theater was named the State Theatre of Georgia by Governor Jimmy Carter for its 100th anniversary season, a designation made permanent in 1992 by the [Georgia General Assembly]. In its early days, the Springer hosted legendary performers such as Edwin Booth, Lily Langtry, Oscar Wilde, Will Rogers, Ethel Barrymore, Agnes de Mille and John Philip Sousa. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and named a National Historic Landmark in 1978.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 105 10th St., Columbus, GA |
| County | Muscogee County |
| Listed | Dec 29, 1970 |
| Reference number | 70000214 |
| Built | 1871 |
| Type of place | movie theater, opera house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 105 10th St., Columbus, GA |
| Website | springeroperahouse.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 32.46486, -84.99077 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · 40 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Bluff Creek 20 mi · R Shaefer Heard Day Use 33 mi · Eagleview Park 33 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000214. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.