★ National Historic Landmark

Springer Opera House

One of 51 National Historic Landmarks in Georgia3 of them in Columbus, the highest tier of the National Register

VictorianListed 1970Columbus

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About Springer Opera House

Springer Opera House, at 105 10th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 29, 1970. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Jun 2, 1978, one of 51 in Georgia. It was among the first 10 of Columbus’s 141 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its communications and performing arts, at the national level. It describes its style as Victorian, as it does for 136 other Georgia listings. 34 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTheater in Columbus, Georgia, United States. 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 · 34 MB · National Archives↗

Through the years

1871 to today

1871Built
1970Added to the National Register of Historic Places
1978Named a National Historic Landmark
2026On the Register for 56 years

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105 10th St., Columbus · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Around it

71 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BMcArdle HouseVictorian Gothic0.1 mi BMax Rosenberg HouseVictorian Cottage0.1 mi DRankin SquareDistrict0.1 mi BY.M.C.A.Classical Revival0.1 mi BFirst Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque0.1 mi BJoseph HouseGreek Revival0.2 mi BSol Loeb Building-Garrett-Joy BuildingBuilding0.2 mi BBuilding at 221 Ninth StreetGreek Revival0.2 mi BFirst National BankItalian Renaissance0.2 mi BFrank BrothersLate Victorian Commercial0.2 mi BCole-Hatcher-Hampton Wholesale GrocersLate Victorian0.2 mi BWolfson Printing and Paper Co.Late Victorian Commercial0.2 mi BBuilding at 1007 BroadwayVictorian Commercial0.2 mi BBuilding at 1009 BroadwayVictorian Commercial0.2 mi BGirard Colored MissionVictorian Gothic Revival0.2 mi BBush-Philips Hardware Co.Classical Revival0.2 mi BRothschild's, David, Wholesale Dry GoodsCommercial0.2 mi BColumbus High SchoolGeorgian Revival0.2 mi

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BFontaine BuildingEclectic0.2 mi BJohn T. Fletcher HouseVictorian0.2 mi BHarrison-Gibson HouseVictorian Gothic · Built 18960.2 mi BW. Jacob Burrus HouseBungalow0.2 mi BBuilding at 303 11th St.Classical Revival0.2 mi BReich Dry Goods CompanyArt Moderne0.2 mi BPower and Baird, Wholesale Dry Goods and NotionsClassical Revival0.2 mi BKressNeo-Classical Commercial0.2 mi BTrinity Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18910.2 mi BChurch SquareClassical Revival0.2 mi BHofflin & Greentree BuildingGeorgian Revival0.2 mi BU.S. Post Office and CourthouseSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 mi BWilliam Henry Spencer HouseClassical Revival0.3 mi BSt. Christoper's Normal and Industrial Parish SchoolRomanesque Revival0.3 mi BFirst African Baptist ChurchGothic Revival0.3 mi BFirst African Baptist Church ParsonageVictorian0.3 mi BColumbus IronworksBuilding0.3 mi BBuilding at 921 Fifth AvenueGreek Revival0.3 mi BJohn Spencer Roberts HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi BWilliam H. Denson HouseEastlake0.3 mi BAbraham Lafkowitz HouseEastlake0.3 mi BCarter and Bradley, Cotton Factors and WarehousemanIndustrial0.3 mi BChurch of the Holy FamilyGothic Revival · Built 18770.3 mi BLedger-Enquirer BuildingMediterranean0.3 mi BColumbian Lodge No. 7 Free and Accepted MasonsChicago Commercial0.3 mi BColumbus Investment Company BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.3 mi BRalston HotelBuilding0.3 mi BLewis-Rothchild BuildingClassical Revival0.3 mi BThomas V. Butts HouseEclectic0.3 mi BSwift-Kyle HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi BDavid Rothschild HouseSecond Empire0.3 mi BPemberton HouseBuilding0.4 mi BWalker-Peters-Langdon HouseFederal0.4 mi BGertrude Ma Pridgett Rainey HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.4 mi BColumbus StockadeRenaissance Revival0.4 mi BGolden Brothers, Founders and MachinstsBuilding0.4 mi BColumbus Coca-Cola Bottling CompanyBuilding0.4 mi BDepot Business BuildingsVictorian0.4 mi B1238 Professional BuildingBuilding0.4 mi BSilver's Five and Dime Store-H.L. Green Co.Commercial Style0.4 mi DColumbus Historic DistrictGeorgian0.5 mi DColumbus Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.5 mi BLiberty TheaterBuilding0.5 mi BCentral of Georgia Railroad TerminalVictorian Romanesque0.5 mi BCentral of Georgia Railroad TerminalSecond Empire0.5 mi BC.B. Tarver BuildingCommercial Style0.5 mi BLion HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi BBroad Street Methodist Episcopal Church SouthGreek Revival0.5 mi BTriangle BuildingRenaissance Revival0.5 mi BCity Fire DepartmentBungalow0.5 mi BRankin HouseLate Georgian0.5 mi BGarrett-Bullock HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi BBuilding at 1400 Third AvenueNeo-Georgian0.5 mi

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Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Octagon House0.6 mi away · 1973

Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District2.2 mi away · 1978

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Questions about Springer Opera House

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

Yes. It was added on Dec 29, 1970 (Register number 70000214).

Is Springer Opera House a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Jun 2, 1978. Georgia has 51 National Historic Landmarks, 3 of them in Columbus.

Can you visit Springer Opera House?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Springer Opera House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 34 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 93209140 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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