Bristol Opera House (Bristol, Indiana) | theatre

USA / Indiana / Bristol / Bristol, Indiana
Built 1896-1897 by Cyrus and Horace Mosier. Opened 1897 with "U. S. S. Pinafore" by the Arion Company. At various times used as a theatre, music hall, cinema (since 1915), skating rink. By 1940, the building was so dilapidated that it could only be used as a storage site. Plans to demolish the theatre in 1960 were not carried out. Instead, the theatre was leased to the Elkhart Civic Theatre which later bought and renovated it. Re-opened July 1961.
The Bristol Opera House is the present home of Elkhart Civic Theatre.
www.elkhartcivictheatre.org/

Historic and haunted according to local legend.
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Coordinates:   41°43'18"N   85°48'59"W
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