Silas P. Smith Opera House Explained

Silas P. Smith Opera House
Location:	117 Court St., West Union, West Virginia
Coordinates:	39.2939°N -80.775°W
Built:	1900
Architecture:	Early Commercial, Romanesque
Added:	July 25, 2001
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	01000788

Silas P. Smith Opera House was a historic theatre located at West Union, Doddridge County, West Virginia. It was built in 1900, and was a two-story brick commercial building measuring 40feet wide and 70feet deep. It had simple Romanesque Revival style architectural details. At one time, the building housed the Doddridge County Public Library. It was demolished on November 13, 2019.^[1] It was included in both the West Union Downtown Historic District and the West Union Residential Historic District.^{[2] [3]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crews demolish Doddridge County opera house . 2022-03-22 . newsandsentinel.com/ . en-US.
2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Silas P. Smith Opera House . January 2001. 2011-06-20 . Hazel G. Wysong. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
3. Web site: Phoenix . Anna . August 2010 . National Register of Historic Places: West Union Residential Historic District .