Chester City Hall and Opera House

United States historic place


Chester City Hall and Opera House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Chester City Hall and Opera House, April 2012
34°42′11″N 81°12′47″W / 34.70306°N 81.21306°W / 34.70306; -81.21306
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1891 (1891)
Architect	Munson, Frank
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	73001704^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1973

Chester City Hall and Opera House is a historic city hall and theatre located at Chester, Chester County, South Carolina. It was built in 1890–1891, and is a Romanesque Revival style brick building. The façade consists of three sections: a four-story tower, gabled three-story central section, and a less ornate three-story section. The interior was renovated following a fire in 1929, which destroyed the original spire tower containing a four-faced clock. Since 1891, this building has housed the town's administrative offices.^[2]^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Nancy R. Ruhf (April 1972). "Chester City Hall and Opera House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ "Chester City Hall and Opera House, Chester County (W. End & Columbia Sts., Chester)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014.