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Piper's Opera House - Since the 1860s

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 House opens as a museum
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House opens as a museum

In 1940 the family reopened the house as a museum.

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 Significant restorations
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Significant restorations

Significant restoration was done in the late 1960s by Louise Zimmer Driggs (Piper’s great granddaughter).

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 Opera House reopens
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Opera House reopens

In the 1970s, Mrs. Zimmer again reopened the opera house and maintained an active theater and summer concert series through the mid-1980s.

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 Piper/Zimmer family sells opera house
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Piper/Zimmer family sells opera house

In 1997, the Piper/Zimmer family sold the opera house to Piper’s Opera House Programs, Inc., a nonprofit organization established to purchase the opera house. Archeological digs were funded by [...]

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 Fully-functioning Performing Arts Center
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Fully-functioning Performing Arts Center

Today Piper’s Opera House is a fully-functioning and sought after Performing Arts Center. Theatrical performances, concerts, non-profit events and more continue to keep this historic house alive. [...]

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 Reopens as a working museum, again
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Reopens as a working museum, again

In 1999, Piper’s Opera House was again reopened as a working museum. Restoration of the grand old structure continues with grant funding and public tours supporting the daily operations of the House.

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 Forced to close again
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Forced to close again

Mid 1980s family finances and wear and tear on the building forced them to finally close the house.

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 Condemned
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Condemned

The opera house was condemned in 1920 and went dark for 20 years.

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 Famous for famous stars
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Famous for famous stars

From the 1860s until 1920s, Piper’s Opera House attracted famous stars from Europe and the United States and is listed by the League of Historic Theaters. It is one of the most significant [...]

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