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Cotaco Opera House
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National Register of Historic Places

Cotaco Opera House

Also known as Masonic Building

On the National Register since 198640 years
Listed 1986Decatur
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Cotaco Opera House

Cotaco Opera House, at 115 Johnson St. SE, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 29, 1986. It was among the first 9 of Decatur’s 15 listings. The Register lists it for its social history, at the local level. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTheater in Decatur, Alabama. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 30 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

115 Johnson St. SE, Decatur · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Cotaco Opera HouseStart here
  2. 2New Decatur-Albany Historic District (Boundary Increase and Boundary Decrease)Late Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Princess TheatreBuilding · next door
  4. 4New Decatur-Albany Historic District (Boundary Increase)Building · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Bank Street Historic DistrictItalianate · 0.3 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DNew Decatur-Albany Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late Victorian0.5 miDAlbany Heritage Neighborhood Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miDBank Street-Old Decatur Historic District (Boundary Increase)Italianate0.6 miBSimpson's Florist (Additional Documentation)Building0.7 miBSouthern Railway DepotBuilding0.7 miBCol. Francis Dancy HouseBuilding0.8 miBState Bank Building, Decatur Branch (Additional Documentation)Greek Revival0.8 miBRhea-McEntire HouseBuilding1 mi

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Questions about Cotaco Opera House

Is Cotaco Opera House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 29, 1986 (Register number 86000914).

Is Cotaco Opera House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Alabama has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator, 17.9 miles away.

Can you visit Cotaco Opera House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Cotaco Opera House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77837239 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.