https://www.cottrillsoperahouse.org/history daily 0.75 2024-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f1de4fb22a535bf522f16/1550084635230-D4Y3MCUJJLDCMB196DEN/opera+house+postcard+1909.jpg History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f1de4fb22a535bf522f16/1549817610573-MENXLS22EA1GH1GQEUC5/Original-Opera-House-Thomas.jpg History The original opera house in Thomas, West Virginia, built in 1894. The structure was destroyed by fire in 1901. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f1de4fb22a535bf522f16/1549817715482-VJKYBJ1G24AMJLDWDVZQ/Cottrills-Saloon.jpg History East Avenue (Front Street) in Thomas, West Virginia, circa 1906. The Opera House is visible at the end of the street (look for the painted “Cottrill’s Saloon” sign). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f1de4fb22a535bf522f16/1550084666884-SI5317WV1D3Q3K3GOHDN/opera+house+postcard+1909.jpg History Postcard photograph of Cottrill’s Opera House, circa 1909. Note the three arched windows and the circular brick panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f1de4fb22a535bf522f16/1550084464650-Z63QQ0G9G037DLDPLVQD/opera197.jpg History Photo of a performance from the Opera House’s earliest days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f1de4fb22a535bf522f16/1550334599223-JRY1DCWLMQB27Q6TGNPM/Thomas-Front-Street-1914.png History Front Street in Thomas, ca. 1914. Note the clear-cut hillside behind Thomas and the rail line on the riverfront. This photo was taken just before Hiram Cottrill sold the building to the Sutton family (see below). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f1de4fb22a535bf522f16/1550530170576-ZDOCDWAKJ3EI1X0HN7TB/opera%252Bhouse%252B007.jpg History A artifact from the Sutton Theater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5f1de4fb22a535bf522f16/1549818211500-0TM88T1G6SFUZSPUTO15/Sutton-marquee.jpg History Local residents outside Sutton Theater in Thomas. 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