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It is estimated that as many as 30 opera houses were built in Utah before World War I. Most of them have been demolished or severely altered, leaving the Beaver Opera House as the best-preserved opera house in the state. Constructed between 1908 and 1909 at a cost of $20,000, the theater provided seating for 1,000 people and was considered by one commentator to be the "finest playhouse south of Salt Lake." In addition to theatrical performances, the building was used as a dance pavilion, a gymnasium and, in later years, a movie theater. Between 1929 and 1955, the local unit of the National Guard was housed here. It served as storage for another 30 years until it was renovated in 1988. It is now the Beaver Civic Center.