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Penrose Wolf Building

Penrose Wolf Building
Penrose Wolf Building North.jpg
North and west sides in October 2014
Penrose Wolf Building is located in Pennsylvania
Penrose Wolf Building
Penrose Wolf Building is located in the US
Penrose Wolf Building
Location 450 Main St., Rockwood, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°54′50″N 79°9′28″W / 39.91389°N 79.15778°W / 39.91389; -79.15778Coordinates: 39°54′50″N 79°9′28″W / 39.91389°N 79.15778°W / 39.91389; -79.15778
Area less than one acre
Built 1898, 1905
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 02000967
Added to NRHP September 13, 2002

Penrose Wolf Building, also known as the Rockwood Opera House, is a historic commercial building located at Rockwood, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The front section was built in 1898, and is a two-story, wood frame structure measuring 30 feet by 60 feet. The rear section was added in 1905, and is a three-story, yellow brick structure measuring 50 feet by 75 feet. In the early 20th century, the upper floor of the wood frame section housed "the Opera House." The rear section was designed for heavy commercial use and housed a grain and lumber storage facility. In 2000 the building was purchased by Judith Pletcher and restored to working order. Currently housing shoppes, restaurants and live entertainment in the Opera House.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.



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