The Imperial Opera House

The Imperial Opera House (HM100N)

Location: Sanford, FL 32771 Seminole County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 48.654', W 81° 16.011'

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Erected - 1910

— 119 South Magnolia Avenue —

Sanford's center for entertainment, the Imperial Opera House opened June 15, 1910. The contractor W.G. Hammond built the building for the owners T.J. Miller and son. George A. DeCottes was the first lessee of this building which replaced a barn-like structure across the street as the town's opera house.

The building is constructed in the Florentine Palazzo style of rusticated concrete block with a flat roof and parapet. The exterior has since been covered with stucco and the mezzanine windows and the arched doors have been enclosed. The front of the building features a suspended canopy with a mansard roof which was added after 1925.

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places - 1976
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HM NumberHM100N
Series This marker is part of the Florida: Sanford Historic Preservation Board series
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Year Placed1989
Placed ByThe Sanford Historic Preservation Board
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 7:14am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 473961 N 3187064
Decimal Degrees28.81090000, -81.26685000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 48.654', W 81° 16.011'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 48' 39.24" N, 81° 16' 0.66" W
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Area Code(s)407
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 214 E 2nd St, Sanford FL 32771, US
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