Sumter Town Hall-Opera House

Sumter Town Hall-Opera House
Opera House clock tower, January 2013
Location N. Main St., Sumter, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°55′15″N 80°20′30″W / 33.92083°N 80.34167°W / 33.92083; -80.34167Coordinates: 33°55′15″N 80°20′30″W / 33.92083°N 80.34167°W / 33.92083; -80.34167
Area 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built 1893 (1893)
Architectural style Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference # 73001733[1]
Added to NRHP May 24, 1973

Sumter Town Hall-Opera House, also known as the Sumter Academy of Music, is a historic town hall building located at Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina. It was built in 1893, and is a four-story, ashlar brick Richardsonian Romanesque style building. It features a four-faced clock tower that serves as a focal point for the entire area. The building was remodeled internally in 1936, converting the first floor into a movie theater and the second floor opera house into offices.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is located in the Sumter Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Braxton Matthews and Mary Ann Eaddy (March 1973). "Sumter Town Hall-Opera House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. ↑ "Sumter Town Hall-Opera House, Sumter County (21 North Main St., Sumter)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.


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