Fort Payne Opera House

Infobox_nrhp | name = Fort Payne Opera House
nrhp_type =nrhp
location= Fort Payne, Alabama
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 26
lat_seconds = 34.4
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 85
long_minutes = 43
long_seconds = 11.7
long_direction = W
locmapin = Alabama
area =
built =1889 [cite web| title =Fort Payne Opera House| publisher =Landmarks of DeKalb County, Alabama| url =http://www.landmarksdekalbal.org/articles/OperaHouse.html]
added = April 28, 1970
governing_body =Local Government
refnum=74002262cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-11-07|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] [cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/al/De+Kalb/state.html|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=2007-11-07|publisher=National Park Service] The Fort Payne Opera House, located at 510 Gault Avenue North in Fort Payne, DeKalb County in the U.S. state of Alabama built during the industrial boom in 1889. The Fort Payne Opera House is the only one in the State of Alabama still in use. The establishment has been used as a movie theater, live theater and a public forum. The Opera House still hosts live theatrical events and is on the National Register of Historic Places and the National Register of 19th Century Theaters in America. Completely restored, the Opera House is a cultural center of the community.

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