Coates Opera House
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The Coates Opera House was a prominent performing arts venue and cultural landmark in Kansas City, Missouri
from its founding in 1870 to its destruction in a fire in 1901. It was built by Kersey Coates
, a local hotelier. The House was the first legitimate theater in Kansas City.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
from its founding in 1870 to its destruction in a fire in 1901. It was built by Kersey Coates
Kersey Coates
Kersey Coates was a Kansas City, Missouri businessman who developed Quality Hill, founded the Kansas City Board of Trade, and one of the businessmen who attracted the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad to the city....
, a local hotelier. The House was the first legitimate theater in Kansas City.