Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The second Detroit Opera House, center, amid a bustling Campus Martius

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives

The opera house under construction

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The opera house under construction

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The vestibule of the opera house. The interior was designed by architect Alpheus W. Chittenden.

Photo from the American Architect