Chester City Hall and Opera House


Chester City Hall and Opera House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Chester City Hall and Opera House, April 2012
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Location	Corner of West End and Columbia Sts., Chester, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°42′11″N 81°12′47″W / 34.70306°N 81.21306°W / 34.70306; -81.21306Coordinates: 34°42′11″N 81°12′47″W / 34.70306°N 81.21306°W / 34.70306; -81.21306
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1891 (1891)
Architect	Munson, Frank
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	73001704^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1973

Chester City Hall and Opera House is a historic city hall and theatre located at Chester, Chester County, South Carolina. It was built in 1890-1891, and is a Romanesque Revival style brick building. The façade consists of three sections: a four-story tower, gabled three-story central section, and a less ornate section three-story section. The interior was renovated following a fire in 1929, which destroyed the original spire tower containing a four-faced clock. Since 1891, this building has housed the town’s administrative offices.^[2]^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Nancy R. Ruhf (April 1972). "Chester City Hall and Opera House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
↑ "Chester City Hall and Opera House, Chester County (W. End & Columbia Sts., Chester)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina

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