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Grand Opera House
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Grand Opera House (St. James, Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Grand Opera House (St. James, Minnesota)
Location in Minnesota
Grand Opera House (St. James, Minnesota) is located in the United States
Grand Opera House (St. James, Minnesota)
Location in the United States
Location 502 1st Avenue South, St. James, Minnesota
Area Less than one acre
Built 1891–92
Built by John S. Bumby
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 09001152
Added to NRHP December 23, 2009

The Grand Opera House, also known as the St. James Opera House, is a historic theater building in St. James, Minnesota, United States, completed in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 for its local significance in the theme of entertainment/recreation. It was nominated for being the city's principal performance venue from 1892 to 1921, bringing fine performing arts like theater, music, and comedy to a modest agricultural center, as well hosting local events. Like many of the hundreds of opera houses built across the Midwestern United States from 1880 to 1910, the St. James opera house contains its auditorium on the upper floor, with retail space on the ground floor as a source of rental income.

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