Sterling Opera House
Connecticut, United States
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The Sterling Opera House stands at 112 Elizabeth Street in Derby, Connecticut, directly across from the Derby Green. Completed in 1889, this building served a dual civic and cultural purpose from its opening on April 2, 1889, functioning simultaneously as an opera house, city hall, and police station. Named for Charles A. Sterling, founder of the Derby-based Sterling Piano Company, it became a notable landmark within the Birmingham Green Historic District. The building holds the distinction of being the first structure in Connecticut to be added to the National Register of Historic Places, listed on November 8, 1968. While the public entertainment functions closed in 1945, the building continued serving municipal purposes as city hall and police station until 1965.
- Type
- opera house, Rathaus
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Connecticut, United States
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