Grand Opera House
N 29° 12.620 W 099° 47.193
14R E 423544 N 3231545
The historic marker on the East side of the Grand Opera House in downtown Uvalde Texas
Waymark Code: WMPJQ4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2015
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The historic Grand Opera House is located on the courthouse square at North Getty and East North streets in downtown Uvalde Texas. You can't miss it -- just look for the dragon.
The Uvalde Grand Opera House was named to the U. S. National Register of Historic Places list in 1978.
Marker Number: 2249
Marker Text:
Staged outstanding musicals, dramas. Built 1891 by local men for professional troupes. Also scene of home talent plays, some directed by Ben K. Franklin, a former actor who settled here. Programs created social stir, with lavish dress and parties. Building has copper roof and corbeled bay window tower; had ornate stage and auditorium. Now owned by former U.S. Vice President John Nance Garner and his son, Tully Garner.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.
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