Prepares for a Special Summer Season in Central City
by Pam Deck
Built in 1878, Central City’s Opera House is by far the oldest and most treasured Opera House in Colorado. Almost 140 years ago, the citizens of Central City raised $12,000 to hire an architect from Denver, Robert Roeschlaub. With the finest natural stone available, he created this masterpiece which proudly stands at 124 Eureka Street. It is still the heart of Central City, Colorado. The Teller House, built in 1872, its neighbor to the east was once the most expensive hotel in the Colorado Territory. It charged $2 a room instead of 50 cents. The Opera House was built just after Colorado was admitted into the Union in 1876. Central was a busy, vibrant hub for culture in Colorado. The locals were proud when its Opera House was claimed as the “most luxurious theatre between Chicago and San Francisco.”
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