Chimera - Greenfield Opera House - Greenfield, MO
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YoSam.
N 37° 24.898 W 093° 50.452
15S E 425590 N 4141239
Being reworked again in 2015
Waymark Code: WMQPFQ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2016
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County of building: Dade County
Location of building: Water St. & Allison St., Greenfield
Built: 1880s
Architect: W. E. Foley
Dedicated: August 16, 1888
"The Greenfield Opera House Building is located in the heart of the downtown business district
on the Southwest corner of the public square in Greenfield, Missouri. It is a three story multipleentry
brick building with a Late-Victorian-Eclectic facade
"The highly decorated upper part of the primary facade is also essential unchanged. Wide brick
pilasters with pressed metal capitals continue from the firsl floor and divide the upper part of the facade into three bays while smaller pilasters, also topped with pressed metal capitals,
separate each bay's three tall windows - a center 2/2 window flanked by two 1/1 windows.' The
center windows are crowned with pressed metal architraves and cast iron cameo masks cap
the two side windows. The words "DRAMA," "COMEDY," and "OPERA," spelled out along
the cornice, one word in each bay, still advertise the second story's function and further
delineate the three bay structure. With the exception of one of the cornice arches, the
elaborate cornice that caps the facade also has survived. It is decorated with pressed metal
arches, medallions, brackets and pilaster capitals." ~ NRHP Nomination Form