Hawkinsville Opera House

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Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium
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Hawkinsville Opera House is located in Georgia (U.S. state)
Hawkinsville Opera House
Location Lumpkin and Broad Sts., Hawkinsville, Georgia
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Area less than one acre
Built 1907 (1907)
NRHP Reference # 73000638[1]
Added to NRHP March 1, 1973

Hawkinsville Opera House, originally known as the City Auditorium and sometimes referred to as Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium, is a theater building in downtown Hawkinsville, Georgia.[2] It was built in 1907 after the city awarded a contract for a performing arts building to be constructed at a cost of $16,470. It was designed by Macon, Georgia architect and theater designer W.R. Gunn. The theater had the largest seating capacity of any public building in Pulaski County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and underwent a 1.7 million dollar renovation 2000. It is managed by the non-profit Hawkinsville-Pulaski County Arts Council.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1973. It is located at the intersection of Lumpkin Street and Broad Street.

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Hawkinsville Opera House website


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