Mancos Opera House

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Mancos Opera House
Mancos Opera House - Mancos Colorado.jpg
Mancos Opera House is located in Colorado
Mancos Opera House
Location136 W. Grand Ave., Mancos, Colorado
Coordinates37°20′11″N 108°17′23″W / 37.33639°N 108.28972°W / 37.33639; -108.28972Coordinates: 37°20′11″N 108°17′23″W / 37.33639°N 108.28972°W / 37.33639; -108.28972
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1910 (1910)
Built byA. J. Ames, George Woods
Architectural styleTwentieth Century Commercial
NRHP reference No.87002183[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1988

The Mancos Opera House, at 136 W. Grand Ave. in Mancos, Colorado, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It has also been known as Checkerboard Hall.[1]

It is a three-story building which was built and owned by A.J. Ames and George Woods. It is prominent on Grand Avenue, the main street of Mancos. It and the Bauer Bank Building, also NRHP-listed, "are among the largest, intact commercial buildings in Mancos and in Montezuma County.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Gregory Cavanaugh (June 15, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mancos Opera House / Checkerboard Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved January 15, 2019. With accompanying 11 photos from 1987
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