Wakefield Town Hall and Opera House, town hall and opera house in Sanbornville, Wakefield, New Hampshire, United States

Wakefield Town Hall and Opera House is a two-story brick building with granite trim at the northeast corner of High and Meadow Streets in Sanbornville. Its hip roof has wide gable dormers on the street facades, and a three-story square corner tower rises 75 feet to a pyramidal roof, with an open belfry and clock above round-arch windows.

Built in 1895 to designs by Alvah T. Ramsdell, it replaced an older town hall that still stands in Wakefield Village. The ground floor originally housed retail, banking and post office functions, later converted to town offices. It was listed on the New Hampshire State Register in 2002 and the National Register in 2007.

The building functions as a civic gathering space where townspeople attend government meetings and performances in the opera house. This mix of administrative and cultural use demonstrates how public buildings serve multiple roles in community life.

The building stands at the northeast corner of High Street and Meadow Street (New Hampshire Route 109), in the centre of Sanbornville. The exterior, including the 75-foot corner tower with its belfry and clock, can be viewed from the street at any time. The upper-floor performance space is used for theatrical, musical and social functions, while the ground floor holds town offices.

The ground floor originally housed retail space, a bank and the post office, while the upper floor held the performance hall; those ground-floor spaces have since been converted to town offices. The 1895 building replaced an older town hall that still stands in Wakefield Village.