Pythian Opera House
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The Pythian Opera House, also known as the Knights of Pythias Hall, Boothbay Harbor Opera House and The Opera House, and formally as The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, is located at 86 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor, Maine
. It is significant for its Queen Anne Style architecture
and for its association with the governmental and social history of the town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on December 30, 2008.
It was listed as a featured property of the week in a program of the National Park Service that began in July, 2008.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. It is significant for its Queen Anne Style architecture
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
and for its association with the governmental and social history of the town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on December 30, 2008.
It was listed as a featured property of the week in a program of the National Park Service that began in July, 2008.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places featured properties and districtsNational Register of Historic Places featured properties and districtsThis is a list of National Register of Historic Places featured properties and districts. The National Park Service features one new listing on the National Register of Historic Places each week...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, MaineNational Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, MaineThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Maine, United States...
- Knights of PythiasKnights of PythiasThe Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and secret society founded at Washington, DC, on 19 February 1864.The Knights of Pythias was the first fraternal organization to receive a charter under an act of the United States Congress. It was founded by Justus H. Rathbone, who had been...