Opera House - Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania

Photograph

Greene Connections

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2014.4.27

Description

Built in 1870-1871, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows building was converted from the Waynesburg Town Hall to the Opera House in 1889. As of 2018, this building houses The Fashion Shop. The building to its right was constructed in 1853 and demolished in 2012. Both are seen here on High Street (looking Northeast) in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Through Fruit Alley, Miller Hall may be seen on the Waynesburg College campus. Original, professional photograph from Adamson, Waynesburg, Pa.

Collection

Waynesburg Borough Office Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Adamson, S. J. (Studio)

Date made

circa 1905

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Opera House, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Fruit Alley, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--High Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

WBGB-AN001-0033

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

Waynesburg - Places - Waynesburg Borough Office Collection

Notes

Archived at the Waynesburg Borough Office (90 East High Street; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project 2014. Source Citation: Opera House on High Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania; image by Adamson, Waynesburg, Pa.; item no. WBGB-AN001-0033, Waynesburg Borough Office Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).