Steyer Opera House is a historic building located in Decorah, Iowa, United States. The three-story, brick commercial block was designed by F.G. Brant of Dubuque. Its original owner and namesake was Joseph Steyer, who emigrated from Luxembourg in 1852 and settled in Decorah in 1865. The building was built in 1870 and an additional three bays were added to the east side in 1875.[2] The first floor houses retail space, the second floor historically housed apartments, and the auditorium is on the third floor. The walls and ceiling are covered with tin that is pressed in a variety of decorative patterns. Doorways flank the proscenium. They are framed by paneled pilasters and capped with a broad architrave. The balcony that rings the main floor on three sides of the auditorium was part of the 1875 renovation of the building. It is now part of the neighboring Hotel Winneshiek. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] In 2017 it was included as a contributing property in the Decorah Commercial Historic District.[3]
Steyer Opera House | |
 Steyer Opera House Balcony | |
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| Location | 102-104 West Water Street Decorah, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 43°18′16″N 91°47′10″W / 43.30444°N 91.78611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1870, 1875 |
| Architect | F.G. Brant |
| Part of | Decorah Commercial Historic District (ID76000813) |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001462[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 24, 1980 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ M.H. Bowers. "Steyer Opera House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-09. with photos
- ^ Jan Olive Full. "Decorah Commercial Historic District". City of Decorah. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
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