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Albemarle Opera House

Located in the city of Albemarle, North Carolina, the Opera House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The building, built in 1907 by the contractor Locke Anderson Moody, is currently owned by the descendants of the original owners, F.E. Starnes, D.F. Parker and J.C. Parker.

  The Opera House held performances from 1908 to 1913 then was converted to a movie theater for the 1914 and 1915 seasons. After several seasons of disuse it became an annex to the undertaker's shop that was next door. 

For many years, employees at Starnes Jewelers have reported strange noises emanating from the Opera House. Recently, a team from North Carolina Paranormal Investigations made several visits to the building to research these strange noises. Click on the 'Ghost' link to the left to read about their findings.

Starnes Jewelers has been one of the businesses located on the ground level of the building since it was built in 1907. For more information about Starnes CLICK HERE to visit their website.