Henry Levin Center 27 North Main Street Smyrna, DE 19977 View Map Phone: 302-653-9231 | The Henry Levin Center is both a pharmacy museum and conference hall. |
Smyrna Museum 11 South Main Street Smyrna, DE 19977 View Map Phone: 302-653-1320 | The Smyrna Museum Complex is owned and operated by the Duck Creek Historical Society. The main building is formerly known as The Barracks, and was donated to the Historical Society in 1981. Since that time, the Duck Creek Historical Society has sought to rehabilitate the structure in order to show the changing architectural styles. Most of the furnishings give evidence of the changing social periods from early Federal to late Victorian and are on loan to the Society by members of the Smyrna community.
The Historical Society gained possession of the Plank House, which is now located behind the museum. The Plank House is completely restored and is one of the finest examples of a local structure from the early 1700s.
The Museum Complex is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10 am until 1 pm. For appointments or other days please call. Admission and exhibits are free. |
Smyrna Opera House 107 S Main Street Smyrna, DE 19977 View Map Phone: 302-653-4236 Link: Smyrna Opera House | The Smyrna Opera House is both a theater and an art gallery. In 1887, the Opera House occupied the second floor of Old Town Hall when an enlargement program added the current stage and expanded the usability of the building. Until the 1920s, when the second floor was converted into a picture palace, the Opera House presented a wide variety of events such as:
Dances
Debates
Entertainment
Fund-raising dinners
Graduations
Lectures
Musical evenings
Teacher institutes
Other community activities
Among the notables who appeared there were Frederick Douglass, William Jennings Bryan, Olive Logan, Lucy Stoner, and General Tom Thumb. Exhibiting the most popular films of the era, first as silent films and then as talkies, the Roxy provided enjoyment to two generations of area residents until the 1948 Christmas fire. |