![]() ![]() The building, completed in 1881 and dedicated in 1882, had a clock tower 130 feet (40 m) topped with a garfish weather vane. The building was designed in the French Gothic style as both a place of entertainment and as a seat of government for the city. It was restored beginning in 1998, in a project that included an addition to enable its use for full theatrical productions. It later was adapted also for use as a movie theater, but showed its last movie in 1952. For years it attracted national touring companies, individual performers and a variety of theatre acts. The upper floor was designed as a theater and supporting spaces. ĭesigned in the French Gothic style, the first floor of the building was used by the town government for offices, a jail, and the fire company, which had one engine there. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. The Newberry Opera House, located in Newberry, South Carolina, is a fully restored historic building that is a live-performance space for popular artists, touring theatre companies, and local organizations. ![]()
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