Old Petaluma Opera House

The Old Petaluma Opera House (also known as the Maclay Building) is a historic building located in downtown Petaluma, California.

Old Petaluma Opera House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	147-149 Kentucky St., Petaluma, California
Coordinates	38°14′6″N 122°38′27″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1870
Architect	Brainerd Jones
Architectural style	Beaux Arts, Stick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.	78000801[1]
Added to NRHP	December 22, 1978

History

It was built in 1870 as a theater, lecture hall, and dance hall. In 1901, the upper floors were converted to office and meeting space and the street level was remodeled for retail space, and a new prefabricated cast iron facade, manufactured by the Mesker Brothers company of St. Louis, Missouri was installed.

The Nielsen Furniture Company occupied the building from 1944 to 1960.[2] As of June 2010, the building houses law offices and an Irish-style pub. It features Stick/Eastlake architecture.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Rinehart, Katherine J. (2005). Petaluma: A History in Architecture. Images of America. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-7385-3004-8.