| IOOF Opera House | |
| Coordinates: | 40.8794°N -97.8858°W |
| Built: | 1880, 1893 |
| Added: | September 28, 1988 |
| Refnum: | 88000952 |
The IOOF Opera House in Hampton, Nebraska, United States, is a 40feet by 65feet building that was built in 1880 and was leased to the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) chapter in 1893.[1] In 1988, when it was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places, it was the only two-story building in the retail business area of Hampton.
It was deemed significant at the state level in the areas of the performing arts; entertainment/recreation; and social history, as a well-preserved example of an opera house building in Nebraska.[2]
Its decline was partly due to the fact that Aurora, Nebraska, 6 miles away, and Grand Island, Nebraska, 26 miles away, offered more entertainment choices to car-owning residents.[2]
It is a "two-part commercial block" building that served historically as a meeting hall, as a theater, as a specialty store, as a music facility, and as a financial institution. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.