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| Haden Opera House | |
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 Interactive map of the Haden Opera House area | |
General information | |
| Location | 901 East Broadway, Columbia, Missouri, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°57′6.43″N 92°19′38.29″W / 38.9517861°N 92.3273028°W |
Completed | 1878 |
| Opened | January 18, 1884 |
| Destroyed | February 23, 1901, by a fire |
Haden Opera House was a performance venue in Columbia, Missouri, until it burned down in 1901
History
[edit]Haden was constructed sometime in 1878, and opened on January 18, 1884. It was named after the owner, Joel H. Haden. The opera house was remodeled to seat 1,246 people with two balconies and four private boxes,[1] the opera house also showed the first movie in Columbia.[2][3] On February 23, 1901, the opera house was destroyed by a fire.[1][4][5][6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Garth Hall, the Haden Opera House and Ann Hawkins Gentry". CoMo Preservation. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Missouri Historical Review". Missouri Historical Review. 116 (4). July 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via EBSCOhost.
- ↑ O'Brien, Dianna Borsi (June 25, 2010). "Capturing Columbia's Cinema Century". COMO Magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ diannaobrien (May 16, 2022). "The Haden Opera House was built at 901 E. Broadway in 1884". CoMo Historic Places. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ Patston, Matt (December 28, 2015). "Commerce Bank Building". COMO Magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ diannaobrien (May 16, 2022). "Haden Opera House ruins after the Feb. 23, 1901 fire". CoMo Historic Places. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
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