Dixon Opera House

114 S Galena Avenue,
Dixon, IL 61021

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on March 10, 2022 at 11:03 pm

Multiple sources say that the Dixon Opera House originally opened in 1876. The building suffered two major fires, the first of which, on June 23, 1903, destroyed both upper floors, so the original theater was effectively gone, which accounts for the reconfiguration after 1902. The 1905 Cahn guide seat count was thus post-rebuild. The upper floors were rebuilt, only for the entire building to be razed by the second fire, on February 17, 1920.

SethG
SethG on March 10, 2022 at 4:06 pm

Seating information taken from the 1905 Cahn guide, so it may have been before the auditorium was restructured.

SethG
SethG on March 10, 2022 at 3:06 pm

Thanks to Ken Roe for providing some of this information.