Sumter Town Hall-Opera House

Sumter Town Hall-Opera House, also known as the Sumter Academy of Music, is a historic town hall building located at Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina. It was built in 1893, and is a four-story, ashlar brick Richardsonian Romanesque style building. It features a four-faced clock tower that serves as a focal point for the entire area. The building was remodeled internally in 1936, converting the first floor into a movie theater and the second floor opera house into offices.[2][3]

Sumter Town Hall-Opera House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Opera House clock tower, January 2013
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Location	N. Main St., Sumter, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°55′15″N 80°20′30″W
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1893 (1893)
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	73001733[1]
Added to NRHP	May 24, 1973

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is located in the Sumter Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Braxton Matthews and Mary Ann Eaddy (March 1973). "Sumter Town Hall-Opera House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
3. "Sumter Town Hall-Opera House, Sumter County (21 North Main St., Sumter)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.