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Opera House
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National Register of Historic Places

Opera House

Part of the Main Street Historic DistrictListed on its own in 1982; the district came first, in 1982
Listed 1982In the Main Street Historic DistrictRed Cloud
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About

About Opera House

Opera House, at 413 N. Webster, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 11, 1982. The Register lists it for its literature, at the national level. It also stands in the Main Street Historic District, listed in 1982. It was listed as part of Willa Cather TR. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Red Cloud, Nebraska, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1982 to today

  1. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 1982The Main Street Historic District is listed around it
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

413 N. Webster, Red Cloud · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Opera HouseStart here
  2. 2Moon BlockBuilding · next door
  3. 3City PharmacyBuilding · next door
  4. 4Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  5. 5Farmer's and Merchant's Bank BuildingEclectic · Built 1888 · next door
Around it

16 more Register listings within half a mile

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

★Cather HouseVernacular0.1 miBMiner Brothers StoreBuilding0.1 miBUS Post Office-Red CloudModerne0.1 miDSeward Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.1 miBFirst Baptist ChurchStick Style0.1 miBAuld Public LibraryClassical Revival · Built 19170.1 miBGrace Protestant Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.1 miBPerkins-Wiener HouseVernacular0.2 miBMiner HouseItalianate · Built 18780.2 miBWarner-Cather HouseBuilt 19040.2 miBWebster County CourthouseRenaissance0.2 miDElm St. Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBMatthew R. Bentley HouseGothic Revival · Built 18830.3 miSGarber GroveSite0.4 miBDr. Gilbert McKeeby HouseVictorian · Built 18830.4 miBWilliam Ducker HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Opera House

Is Opera House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 11, 1982 (Register number 82004925).

Is Opera House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Nebraska has 15 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Cather House, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit 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.

Is Opera House in a historic district?

Yes, the Main Street Historic District, added to the Register in 1982.

Where can I read the history of Opera House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 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 73919963 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.