Jaffa Opera House Explained

Jaffa Opera House
Nrhp Type:cp
Coordinates:37.1681°N -104.5053°W
Built:1883
Added:February 7, 1972
Area:0.3acres
Refnum:72000275
Partof Refnum:73000482
Designated Nrhp Type:February 28, 1973
Nocat:yes

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.

It is Italianate, in fact High Victorian Italianate, in style. The first floor provided commercial spaces; the second floor provided a 710-seat opera house with a NaNfeet stage and a NaNfeet proscenium.[1]

When listed in 1972, the main commercial space had been Hausman Drug Store for many years.[1] Photo in 2012 and Google Streetview dated May 2018 show it apparently vacant.[2] 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.[3]

It is included as a contributing building in the Corazon de Trinidad historic district, National Register-listed in 1973.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=72000275}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hausman Drug / Jaffa Opera House ]. National Park Service. Willard C. Louden . May 12, 1971 . April 18, 2021. With
  2. See photo above, and Google Streetview accessed April 17, 2021.
  3. Web site: Trinidad Opera House . April 17, 2021 . History Colorado.
  4. none. [{{NRHP url|id=73000482}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Corazon de Trinidad / Original Townsite]. National Park Service. Willard D. Louden . Ronald Passarelli . November 10, 1972 . April 19, 2021. With