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Clem's Opera House
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National Register of Historic Places

Clem's Opera House

Also known as NeHBS #YK04-1;OHBIN #03-01-02

On the National Register since 198838 years
Two-part Commercial BlockListed 1988Gresham

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About Clem's Opera House

Clem's Opera House, at Main and Post Sts. in Gresham, Nebraska, is a building constructed in about 1891. It has also been denoted NeHBS #YK04-1 and OHBIN #03-01-02.

Clem's Opera House was built around 1891 by local merchants A. L. Clem and Noah Clem along with Dr. W. N. Hynton. The building, which is the middle structure between the other two buildings shown in the photograph on this article, has a flat roof hidden by an elaborate cornice, pressed metal decorations above the windows, and a stone ledge demarcating the first story.

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PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 28 MB · National Archives↗
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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73920005 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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