# English's Opera House

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**English's Opera House**, also known as **English's Theatre**, was a theatre located in [downtown Indianapolis](/source/Downtown_Indianapolis), [Indiana](/source/Indiana) at [Monument Circle](/source/Soldiers'_and_Sailors'_Monument_(Indianapolis)#Monument_Circle).[1] It was built by [William Hayden English](/source/William_Hayden_English) and opened in 1880. It was modeled after the [Grand Opera House](/source/Grand_Opera_House_(Manhattan)) in [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan). It was demolished in 1949.[2]

The theatre was host to the [1884 Greenback National Convention](/source/1884_Greenback_National_Convention).[3]

## References

1. Phillips, Clifton J. (1968). *Indiana in Transition: The Emergence of an Industrial Commonwealth, 1880-1920*. Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 9. ISBN 9780871950925.

1. Jensen, Joyce K. (1994). ["Theatre"](https://books.google.com/books?id=bg13QcMSsq8C&dq=%22English%27s+Opera+House%22+Indianapolis&pg=PA1331). *The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis*. Bodenhamer, David J. & Barrows, Robert G. (eds.). [Indiana University Press](/source/Indiana_University_Press). p. 1331. ISBN 9780253112491.

1. ["Our Campaigns - US President - Greenback Convention Race - May 28, 1884"](https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=272817). *www.ourcampaigns.com*. Retrieved 2024-12-27.

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