Oscar Cobb Explained

Oscar Cobb (1842-1908) was an American architect of theaters and more. Several of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Works

Works (with variations in attribution) include:

• DuPont-Whitehouse House, built in 1875 and 1876 by Oscar Cobb & Co.; designated a Chicago Landmark in 1996.
• Sioux City Municipal Auditorium, designed by architects James W. Martin and Oscar Cobb in Romanesque Revival style
• Fox Theater, 1116–1128 Main St., Stevens Point, Wisconsin (Cobb,Oscar), NRHP-listed
• Masonic Temple Building, 36–42 N. Fourth St., Zanesville, Ohio (Cobb,Oscar & Son), NRHP-listed
• Opera House and Yates Bookshop Building, 141 and 145 N. Broadway, Lexington, Kentucky (Cobb,Oscar), NRHP-listed
• Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building and Madison Theater, 36 Park Ave., W., Mansfield, Ohio (Cobb,Oscar), NRHP-listed
• Lexington Opera House^[1]
• Cincinnati Shubert theater^[1]
• One or more works in Mathias Mitchell Public Square-Main Street Historic District, roughly Main St. from Strongs Ave. to Second St., Stevens Point, Wisconsin (Cobb,Oscar), NRHP-listed
• One or more works in Wellington Historic District, irregular pattern along Main St. from Kelley St. to W and L E RR Wellington, Ohio (Cobb,Oscar), NRHP-listed Wellington Town Hall (1885, National Register)
• A grand opera house in Syracuse, New York^[2]
• A grand opera house in St. Paul, Minnesota^[2]
• A grand opera house in Minneapolis, Minnesota^[2]
• Grand Opera House (1885), St. Louis^[2]
• Grand Opera House (1893), Ashland, Wisconsin^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: History :: About Us :: Lexington Opera House . 2011-07-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716095755/http://www.lexingtonoperahouse.com/aboutUs/history.php . 2011-07-16 .
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82000698}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grand Opera House / Fox Theater ]. National Park Service. Jeaneatte L. Sanders . March 26, 1982 . January 18, 2017 . with
3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84003619}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West Second Street Historic District ]. National Park Service. Steve Sennott . February 1983 . March 19, 2017 .