Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Mancos Opera House
Built 1910
Photographed by Tom Bosse
1. Mancos Opera House Marker
National Register of Historic Places
by the United states Department of the Interior
January 9, 1988.
Placed on the
State Register
of Historic Places
January 27, 1988.
This plaque was purchased and dedicated by the Friends of the Mancos Opera House & the Mancos Valley Historical Society June 28, 1997.
Erected 1997 by Friends of the Mancos Opera House & the Mancos Valley Historical Societ.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 37° 20.711′ N, 108° 17.397′ W. Marker is in Mancos, Colorado, in Montezuma County. It is on Grand Avenue (Business U.S. 160) east of Mesa Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 136 West Grand Avenue, Mancos CO 81328, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Mountain West, in Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Yesterday's News (a few steps from this marker); The Columbine Bar (a few steps from this marker); Bauer Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); 1892 Horse-Drawn Pull Grader (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hard Pressed (about 400 feet away); Bauer House (about 500 feet away); Mancos High School (about 800 feet away); Cedar Grove Cemetery Veterans' Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mancos.
Also see . . .
1. Mancos Opera House - Checkerboard Hall. History Colorado Website entry (Submitted on August 4, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
2. "Couple undertakes restoration of historic Mancos Opera House". The Journal website entry, 2017 (Submitted on August 4, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Larry Gertner
2. Mancos Opera House
National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 24, 2018
3. Mancos Opera House Marker
Marker is located on the front door.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 4, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2. submitted on July 16, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on August 4, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
