Fort Payne in DeKalb County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Fort Payne Opera House

Photographed by Tim Carr, June 15, 2008

1. Fort Payne Opera House Marker

Inscription. Opened Sept. 1890. Built during local boom period. Converted into theatre during era of silent movies. Closed as a theatre in October, 1935. Purchased by Landmarks of DeKalb County, Inc. 1969. Renovated, restored and reopened to public in 1970. The oldest theatre in Alabama located in a building originally constructed as a theatre.

Listed in National Register of Historic Places and the National Register of 19th Century Theatres in America.

Erected 1973 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1935.

Location. 34° 26.678′ N, 85° 43.163′ W. Marker is in Fort Payne, Alabama, in DeKalb County. It is at the intersection of Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) and 5th Street Northtwest, on the right when traveling west on Gault Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Payne AL 35968, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sequoyah | Socks | Song | Scenery (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Whittler's Corner (about 500 feet away); Alabama

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(about 600 feet away); Fort Payne Residential Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Main Street Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cherokee Indian Removal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Payne Cabin Historic Site (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Payne.

Other markers no longer nearby. Boom Town Historic District (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Fort Payne’s Fort (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Sequoyah (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Wills Town Mission (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Landmark's Projects The Fort Payne Opera House. (Submitted on February 27, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)

Photographed by Tim Carr, June 15, 2008

2. Fort Payne Opera House & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,799 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on May 25, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.