Camden’s Town Hall and Opera House, in Camden, Ohio, was built in 1889 for about $15,000 and opened with an opera performance on the night of May 11th. Throughout the next several years, the building would house the town offices, police department, a jail, and the fire department downstairs, and a stage, auditorium and activity area upstairs. The southwest corner of the building's first floor was occupied by Camden's volunteer fire department from 1895 until 1970. In back of the garage was a room that was originally used as the constable's office (police). Next to it was the jail, a room having four barred windows. Architect/Builder-Lloyd & Hewitt, Oxford, Ohio Contractors. Architectural Style - Late Victorian/Romanesque. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1998. GPS: 39.62925°N, -84.64941°W.
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