“It has been reported by people who know that this is the finest building of its kind,
erected by any industrial concern in the United States.”
- Lead Daily Call, 1921
About the Historic Homestake Opera House Society
FOUNDED: 1997
MISSION STATEMENT: Lead’s Historic Homestake Opera House Society will return the Opera House to productive use for the education and enrichment of the citizens of our community in order to provide educational and cultural opportunities for generations to come.
Through its restoration, the Opera House will illustrate and illuminate the benefits of historic preservation, as set forth in the guidelines of the Secretary of the Department of Interior, educating and informing the public as the Opera House once again provides a venue for educational and cultural activity in the community.
From its construction in 1914 until a catastrophic fire in 1984, the Opera House was the center of community life and lifelong education in Lead, South Dakota. The Historic Opera House Society is dedicated to its restoration, use, and preservation for future generations, in the belief that it is the cornerstone for the preservation, renewal, and development of our community.
The society’s focus is on fundraising and grantwriting to acquire funds as necessary to complete the restoration of the theater and recreation center building to bring back “The Jewel of the Black Hills” to its original 1914 glory.
While these efforts continue, the Society makes use of the facility to the extent possible to generate revenue and advance its mission.
The Gold Camp Players, a community theatre group formed in the summer of 2009 consists of local supporters, musicians, actors and performers for the production of community theatre and arts on the stage of the Historic Homestake Opera House. Proceeds from these activities are used for the ongoing restoration and operation to attain the goals as stated in our mission statement.
MISSION STATEMENT: Lead’s Historic Homestake Opera House Society will return the Opera House to productive use for the education and enrichment of the citizens of our community in order to provide educational and cultural opportunities for generations to come.
Through its restoration, the Opera House will illustrate and illuminate the benefits of historic preservation, as set forth in the guidelines of the Secretary of the Department of Interior, educating and informing the public as the Opera House once again provides a venue for educational and cultural activity in the community.
From its construction in 1914 until a catastrophic fire in 1984, the Opera House was the center of community life and lifelong education in Lead, South Dakota. The Historic Opera House Society is dedicated to its restoration, use, and preservation for future generations, in the belief that it is the cornerstone for the preservation, renewal, and development of our community.
The society’s focus is on fundraising and grantwriting to acquire funds as necessary to complete the restoration of the theater and recreation center building to bring back “The Jewel of the Black Hills” to its original 1914 glory.
While these efforts continue, the Society makes use of the facility to the extent possible to generate revenue and advance its mission.
The Gold Camp Players, a community theatre group formed in the summer of 2009 consists of local supporters, musicians, actors and performers for the production of community theatre and arts on the stage of the Historic Homestake Opera House. Proceeds from these activities are used for the ongoing restoration and operation to attain the goals as stated in our mission statement.
