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The largest standing adobe structure in the U.S. Southwest, at Fremont & 4th Streets. Built 1881 by Albert Schieffelin (brother of town founder Ed) and William Harwood as a first-class opera house and theater; opened June 8, 1881 seating 450 on the floor plus 125 in the gallery — 'the largest, most elaborate theater between El Paso and San Francisco.' On the NRHP since Oct 15, 1966; still used for plays and city council meetings.
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- ·Coords from HMDB/Wikipedia (31°42.827'N 110°3.994'W = 31.71378, -110.06657). Built 1881 by Albert Schieffelin + William Harwood; opened June 8, 1881. Walls 16 inches thick, building 40 ft tall; stage 30x59 ft. NRHP Oct 15, 1966. A respectable counterpoint to the Bird Cage (this was the 'legitimate' theater). FOLKLORE: on the ghost-tour circuit (Ghost City Tours / US Ghost Adventures) reporting phantom performances and apparitions — BUT the named-apparition specifics (e.g. 'Helena Mansfield', 'Billy Norton') appear to be tour-marketing embellishment and are NOT independently corroborated; capture only that it is a ghost-tour site, do not assert the named ghosts. 5+ specific facts.
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