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Hawkinsville Opera House

Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium
Opera House in Hawkinsville, GA, US.jpg
Hawkinsville Opera House is located in Georgia (U.S. state)
Hawkinsville Opera House
Hawkinsville Opera House is located in the US
Hawkinsville Opera House
Location Lumpkin and Broad Sts., Hawkinsville, Georgia
Coordinates 32°16′56″N 83°28′08″W / 32.28233°N 83.46901°W / 32.28233; -83.46901Coordinates: 32°16′56″N 83°28′08″W / 32.28233°N 83.46901°W / 32.28233; -83.46901
Area less than one acre
Built 1907 (1907)
NRHP Reference # 73000638
Added to NRHP March 1, 1973

Hawkinsville Opera House, originally known as the City Auditorium and sometimes referred to as Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium, is a theater building in downtown Hawkinsville, Georgia. It was built in 1907 after the city awarded a contract for a performing arts building to be constructed at a cost of $16,470. It was designed by Macon, Georgia architect and theater designer W.R. Gunn. The theater had the largest seating capacity of any public building in Pulaski County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and underwent a 1.7 million dollar renovation 2000. It is managed by the non-profit Hawkinsville-Pulaski County Arts Council.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1973. It is located at the intersection of Lumpkin Street and Broad Street.




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