W.R. Gunn was a prominent architect of theaters in the American South. His work includes the

Hawkinsville Opera House Hawkinsville Opera House, originally known as the City Auditorium and sometimes referred to as Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium, is a theater building in downtown Hawkinsville, Georgia. It was built in 1907 after the city awarded a contract for a ...

. He also designed the

Grand Opera House (Macon, Georgia) The Grand Opera House, often called The Grand and originally known as the Academy of Music, is a historic opera house located in Macon, Georgia, United States. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, it is now the performing ar ...

(originally called the Academy of Music) at 651 Mulberry Street in

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. He also designed Merchants Block (1892) in

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. It contained a post office, lending library, and an office for "the precursor of the chamber of commerce", with professional offices upstairs. It was demolished in the 1960s to make way for a parking lot. He is also credited with the

Perkins Opera House The Perkins Opera House (also known as the Monticello Opera House) is a historic theatre in Monticello, Florida, United States. It is located at the corner of Washington Street and Jefferson Street. History The ''Perkins Block Building'' w ...

at Washington Street and Court House Square in Monticello, Florida.W.R. Gunn
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