Monticello Opera House keeps a small-town stage alive
Monticello Opera House gives Jefferson County a downtown story where an 1890 building still hosts public events.
Monticello Opera House gives the town a center of gravity you can actually use.
The building started as the Perkins Block in 1890. John H. Perkins, a Monticello businessman, used the first floor for mercantile space and put the theater upstairs. Today, the building still hosts concerts, plays, community theater, dinners, classes, and other events.
The opera house is more than a pretty old facade. It helps Jefferson County feel lived-in because the historic building is still part of the local calendar. A stage, a banquet hall, and a courtyard can do a lot of civic work in a small town.
If you are near Monticello, check the current event schedule before you decide it is just a photo stop. Look at it as a working gathering place, not only a saved shell. A quiet daytime walk tells one story. A show night tells another one.
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