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{{For|the building that houses the current Pensacola Opera company|Pensacola Opera}}
The '''Pensacola Opera House''' was a 1,400-seat theater at the intersection of [[Jefferson Street|Jefferson]] and [[Government Street]]s, across from [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]. Financed by timber magnate [[Daniel F. Sullivan]], it opened in on [[January 4]], [[1883]]. The building was heavily damaged in the two [[1916 hurricanes]] and demolished after receiving further damage from the [[Hurricane of 1917]]. Salvaged bricks and balcony railings were used in the construction of the [[Saenger Theatre]].
The [[1885-1886 Pensacola City Directory]] says the following of the Opera House:
