The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-01-24
NEW OPERA HOUSE.
Plans and Elevation for a Costly
Structure Submitted.


proposed opera house for Redwood
Falls, have been on exhibition in
the show window of Philbrick &
Co., during the past week. The
plans and elevation call for a build
ing that would probably cost from
500, 900 to $3O,OOO but which would
undoubtedly make the finest opera
house in Southwestern Minnesota
in fact, the finest opera house out
side of seven or eight of the largest
cities Of the State
The architects who designed the
plans and elevation are Omeyer &
Thori of St. Paul, the same archi-
tects who designed the building OF
the Redwood Falls Improvement
Co., in which the postoffice is now
located, and one cannot look at the
opera house elevation and then at
the postoffice building without com
ing to the conclusion that architects
always leave their ear marks, to
use vulgar expression. There is
a similarity on the top ornaments
and brick and stone sides that can
not help from being noticed But
as the postoffice building is pretty,
SO is the opera house elevation
pretty-much prettier than the
former, in fact, and by far prettier
than any building already erected
in Redwood Falls
The plans call for a three story
building of the Dutch Renaissance
style, and 6Oxl2O feet in size It is
to be of brick, but brown or North
Redwood stone are to be used in re-
lief, and the plans call for their use
in abundance on the corners and
ends of the building, in the arched
entrance to the stairs leading to the
opera house, and over the windows
all around the two sides of the
structure intended tor public view.
The first floor calls for three stores,
of which two open at the front of
the proposed building, one being
located on either side of the en-
trance is the opera house One
store is to be 279x1OO feet, and the
other is to be 25x1OO feet. AT the
end of the side is to be another
store 2Ox6O feet, or running to the
full length of the rear of the build
ing.
The second and third floors are
designed for the opera house. The
front of the second floor, however,
calls for three Offices, one 2O!x19, a
second 19x17 and third 16x19
feet. Just back of these Offices is
a hallway, to which the stairs from
below lead. Facing the hallway
from the side opposite the Offices
is the box office, entrance to the
parquet and parquet circle, and
also stairs leading to the gallery
and balcony on the third floor, in
the front of which there is a dance
hall 57x25 feet.
The parquet plan calls for seat
ing capacity of 22S, the parquet
circle of 10 A box is called for
On either side of the stage to seat
four people each, or total of eight,
and this makes a total seating ca
pacity of this section of the opera
house. of 4O6 On either side of
this plan, in the rear, are rooms for
ladies and gentlemen, for checking
and toilet purposes.
The third floor plan calls for a
dance room mentioned above. Back
of the dance room, on either side of
the house, are rooms for ladies and
gentlemen, and also a gallery seat
ing 12O people. Back of this is a
balcony, which calls for a seating
capacity of 224.
The stage is to be 52x26 feet in
size. and the plans call for it's equip
ment with the latest 'sfying' ma
terial and devices. The dividing
point between the orchestra box,
directly in front Of the parquet, and
stage, is almost of the flying but
tress style, and the plans call for it
being highly ornamented.
Between the plain windows on
the two sides of the building are
vermiculated panels, which act as
relief work. A balcony is called
for from the center windows on the
third floor of the front, directly
over the opera entrance. On the
| 12O feet side there are half sized