Historic Homestake Opera House

Historic Homestake Opera House
Main Street Lead, South Dakota  -  Performing Arts Venue
Community Theatre - Concerts - Receptions - Weddings - Presentations

Hours of operation & private tours
Private tours are available: $10 per person and are 30-45 minutes long. Currently offering tours Tuesday - Friday at 2:00 pm. 
Please call ahead:  605-584-2067 to schedule a tour.  Normal business office hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday - Friday.  
To meet with Sarah Carlson, executive director, call 605-584-2067.

Welcome to our favorite place.

This beloved, historic 24,000-sq.-ft. building was built in 1914 by the Homestake Gold Mine for their workers and families. It was given to the City of Lead in 1972. 
Unfortunately, the theater was nearly destroyed by fire in 1984.
The Historic Homestake Opera House Society, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, was founded in 1998, and is dedicated to the restoration, use and preservation for future generations of the Opera House based upon the steadfast belief that this once-thriving creative center is one cornerstone for the preservation, renewal and development of the Lead community.
The organization has owned the building since 2005, and ongoing restoration work and live performing arts events (concerts, dance, musicals, community theatre) and weddings are hosted all year-round.
Thank you for your interest, your support, and for sharing our story. Stop in and visit!

Sarah Carlson, executive director
PO Box 412, 313 W. Main Street, Lead, SD 57754 
(605) 584-2067 office  |  opera@rushmore.com
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Courtesy Black Hills Pioneer

Goldcorp-Wharf Sustainable Prosperity Fund Matches $10,100 
Grant to HHOH

Read Black Hills Pioneer Story Here
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Black Hills Pioneer photo by Jaci Conrad Pearson

Deadwood Historic Preservation Helps 
12 Entities Statewide

Black Hills Pioneer
Saturday, February 2, 2013 – 
As part of the Outside of Deadwood Grants Program, the Lead Rifle and Pistol Club was awarded $24,000 for renovation of the eight-lane indoor shooting range, a former bowling alley, located in the lower level of the Historic Homestake Opera House. The club is a tenant of the Opera House complex and uses the range daily.
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From left to right: Sarah Carlson, HHOH executive director; Jim Jeffrey, Lead High School Class of 1960; Jacque Fuller, HHOH board member; Bob Burns, Lead High School Class of 1960; Joan Irwin, HHOH board member. Photo courtesy Historic Homestake Opera House.

Lead High School Classes of 1956 and 1960 Help Fund Art Panel Restoration

The Lead High School Class of 1960 made a donation of $960 in November 2012 to the Historic Homestake Opera House (HHOH) to go toward the completion of the art panels and medallions near the ceiling in the foyer at the entrance to the theater. The project is also being funded by a donation from the Lead High School Class of 1956; $1,000 from Julia Laurenti of Lead; and a matching grant of $7,500 from Deadwood Historic Preservation. Funds are still being raised for the project, which will take place in May 2013. For more information or to donate to the project, contact the HHOH.
The Historic Homestake Opera House Society is a program that has received financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) which prohibits discrimination from its customers.  If you believe you experienced discrimination you may file a complaint with USDA. Information about how to file a discrimination complaint is available from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. To file a complaint of discrimination, complete, sign and mail a program discrimination complaint form, available at any USDA office location or online at www.ascr.usda.gov, or write to: USDA - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410. Or call toll free at (866) 632-9992 (voice) to obtain additional information, the appropriate office or to request documents.  
Historic Homestake Opera House