Marker Inscription
Originally a frame structure, this building was completed about 1895. It housed the M. V. Gregory Hotel and Store when local merchant John L. Pampell (1871-1958) bought the site in 1901. He converted the second floor into a 450-seat auditorium and used the ground floor for the manufacture and sale of candy, ice cream, and carbonated drinks. The Pampell Opera House became a popular site for plays, concerts, traveling acts, and various civic functions, but by the 1920s movies began replacing the live shows. Traces of the opera house are still evident inside the building. (1981)
About this site
Pampell Opera House is a historical marker in Kerrville, Kerr County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Kerr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 107 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0476, -99.1407 near Kerrville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Early Settlers of Kerr County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Kerr County, James Kerr, and Schreiner, Capt. Charles, Mansion.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5265005394. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
