Is Fife Opera House really haunted?

Visitors rate Fife Opera House at 60 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale.

Where is Fife Opera House located?

The address is 123 S Main St, Palestine, IL 62451. GPS coordinates: 39.0025737, -87.6128454.

What kind of haunted place is Fife Opera House?

Fife Opera House is listed under Theaters in our Illinois section.

What is the nearest town to Fife Opera House?

Palestine, IL is the closest town, about 0.1 miles away, with Merom (4.4 mi.) and Robinson (6.8 mi.) also nearby.

Fife Opera House - Palestine, IL

David Fife built the opera house around 1900 and is rumored to be haunted. The building was also used for two other business of his: a hardware store downstairs and, as Fife was also a licensed embalmer, a funeral home on the second floor behind the auditorium. In 1935, Fife's nephew Harold shot himself in the mortuary, and Fife himself passed away in 1942. Later the building was used as a furniture store and the auditorium space was used to store furniture. The Palestine Preservation Projects Society bought the building in 1989 with plans to restore it.

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Geographic Information

Address

123 S Main St
Palestine, IL 62451
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GPS

39.0025737, -87.6128454

County

Crawford County, Illinois

Nearest Towns

Palestine, IL (0.1 mi.)
Merom, IN (4.4 mi.)
Robinson, IL (6.8 mi.)
Flat Rock, IL (7.7 mi.)
Hutsonville, IL (7.7 mi.)
Carlisle, IN (11.4 mi.)
Birds, IL (11.8 mi.)
Stoy, IL (11.8 mi.)
West York, IL (12.1 mi.)
Sullivan, IN (12.8 mi.)

Contact Information

Website: http://www.fifeoperahouse.org/

Quick Answers

Is Fife Opera House really haunted?: Visitors rate Fife Opera House at 60 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale.
Where is Fife Opera House located?: The address is 123 S Main St, Palestine, IL 62451. GPS coordinates: 39.0025737, -87.6128454.
What kind of haunted place is Fife Opera House?: Fife Opera House is listed under Theaters in our Illinois section.
What is the nearest town to Fife Opera House?: Palestine, IL is the closest town, about 0.1 miles away, with Merom (4.4 mi.) and Robinson (6.8 mi.) also nearby.

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