​Millett Opera House

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Marker No: 14910

Medallion & Plate  (Plate missing) 

Texas Historic Landmark

​National Register of Historic Places 

​State Antiquities Landmark

Geographic: 30.270281,-97.741302

Marker Text: ​Opera house, built 1878 by Chas. F. Millett, a lumber dealer. Became a cultural center for the city. Had auditorium with 800 movable seats, plus the boxes.
    Stage operas and dramatic performances by such actors as Edwin Booth, Joseph Jefferson, Sir Henry Irving, Otis Skinner. In use also till 1896 for balls, inaugurations, political conventions, legislative sessions, songfests, skating, commencement and other school exercises. (1965)

Location: 111 East 9th Street, Austin

Marker Text: Lumber dealer Charles F. Millett’s 1878 Opera House became a cultural center for Austin, The theater had 800 moveable seats, plus boxes. Operas and dramatic performances featured such noted actors as Edwin Booth, Joseph Jefferson, Sir Henry Irving, and Otis Skinner. On March 10, 1899, Democratic Presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan gave a speech here. Other activities included Legislative sessions, balls, inaugurations, songfests, political conventions, commencements, and skating. The two-story limestone building was altered in 1896 and 1911 to include a third story addition and a two-story Classical portico. (1965) 

Texas text changed slightly in the replacement plate.