continued to run productions in it. The Great Depression forced the church to sell the property to the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company in 1936. They used the building to process sugar beet seeds, an important source of income for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They sold the property to the St. George Neighborhood Redevelopment Agency in 1988, who restored the building to again function as an opera house. References St. George Opera House National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Utah Opera houses in Utah Buildings and structures in St. George, Utah Theatres in Utah Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah 1864 establishments in Utah Territory Theatres completed in 1886 Music venues completed in 1886 Opera houses on the National Register of Historic Places Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah