Hawkinsville Opera House

Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Lumpkin and Broad Sts., Hawkinsville, Georgia
Coordinates	32°16′56″N 83°28′08″W / 32.28233°N 83.46901°WCoordinates: 32°16′56″N 83°28′08″W / 32.28233°N 83.46901°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907
NRHP Reference #	73000638[1]
Added to NRHP	March 1, 1973

Hawkinsville Opera House, originally known as the City Auditorium and sometimes referred to as Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium, is a theater building in downtown Hawkinsville, Georgia.^[2] It was built in 1907 after the city awarded a contract for a performing arts building to be constructed at a cost of $16,470. It was designed by Macon, Georgia architect and theater designer W.R. Gunn. The theater had the largest seating capacity of any public building in Pulaski County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and underwent a 1.7 million dollar renovation 2000. It is managed by the non-profit Hawkinsville-Pulaski County Arts Council.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1973. It is located at the intersection of Lumpkin Street and Broad Street.

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Hawkinsville Opera House website

The Opera House in 2013