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Staged outstanding musicals, dramas. Built 1891 by local men for professional troupes. Also scene of home talent plays, some directed by Ben K. Franklin, a former actor who settled here. Programs created social stir, with lavish dress and parties. Building has copper roof and corbeled bay window tower; had ornate stage and auditorium. Now owned by former U.S. Vice President John Nance Garner and his son, Tully Garner. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.
Grand Opera House is a historical marker in Uvalde, Uvalde County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 55 historical markers documented in Uvalde County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 82 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.2116, -99.7870 near Uvalde. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kincaid Hotel (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Schwartz, Louis, Rice Hotel and Saddlery, and Uvalde Leader-News.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5463002249. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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