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Grand Opera House

 
 
Grand Opera House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, August 4, 2010
1. Grand Opera House Marker
Inscription.
The Grand Opera House has been
placed on the National Register
of Historic Places by the United
States Department of the Interior

Built 1883
William Waters, Architect

Winnebago County Historical
and Archeological Society

 
Erected by the Winnebago County Historical and Archeological Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.
 
Location. 44° 1.041′ N, 88° 32.322′ W. Marker is in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in Winnebago County. It is at the intersection of High Avenue and Market Street on High Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 High Street, Oshkosh WI 54901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); North Main Street Historic District (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); John R. Morgan Residence / Irving-Church Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Webster Stanley (approx. 0.7 miles away); The University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh (approx. 0.9 miles away); Oshkosh Korean and Vietnam War Memorials
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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Oshkosh World War II Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Camp Bragg Memorial (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oshkosh.
 
More about this marker. This is a Wisconsin Registered Landmark – Number 10.
 
Also see . . .  Grand Opera House. Discover Historic Oshkosh website entry (Submitted on May 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Grand Opera House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, August 4, 2010
2. Grand Opera House
State and National Register of Historic Places #74000144
(The plaque is located on the corner of the building.)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,064 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
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