Jaffa Opera House

United States historic place

Significant dates

Jaffa Opera House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Building in 2012. May 2018 Google Streetview very much the same, with building appearing vacant.
37°10′05″N 104°30′19″W / 37.16806°N 104.50528°W / 37.16806; -104.50528 (Jaffa Opera House)
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1883
Architectural style	High Victorian Italianate
Part of	Corazon de Trinidad (ID73000482)
NRHP reference No.	72000275^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 7, 1972
Designated CP	February 28, 1973

The Jaffa Opera House, at 100–116 W. Main St. in Trinidad, Colorado, was built in 1883. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1]

It is Italianate, in fact High Victorian Italianate, in style.^[2] The first floor provided commercial spaces; the second floor provided a 710-seat opera house with a 45 by 20 feet (13.7 m × 6.1 m) stage and a 22 by 16 feet (6.7 m × 4.9 m) proscenium.^[2]

When listed in 1972, the main commercial space had been Hausman Drug Store for many years.^[2] Photo in 2012 and Google Streetview dated May 2018 show it apparently vacant.^[3]^{[better source needed]} It was damaged in an earthquake measured at 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale, and some experts recommended its demolition in 2011, but a community coalesced in opposition to that. A renovation project scheduled to be completed in 2019 was planned.^[4]

It is included as a contributing building in the Corazon de Trinidad historic district, National Register-listed in 1973.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System – (#72000275)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Willard C. Louden (May 12, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hausman Drug / Jaffa Opera House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 18, 2021. With accompanying three historic images
^ See photo above, and Google Streetview accessed April 17, 2021.
^ "Trinidad Opera House". History Colorado. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ Willard D. Louden; Ronald Passarelli (November 10, 1972). National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Corazon de Trinidad / Original Townsite. National Park Service. Retrieved April 19, 2021. With accompanying four photos from 1969-72