The Metropolitan Opera House (or The Met) is located at 116 South Third Street in the downtown area of Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA.
The building, constructed in 1890, faces the Red River of the North and sits between the BNSF Railway tracks and a parking structure.
[1] Though the term "Metropolitan" may have been an overstatement for a community that, at the time, had just 5,000 citizens, those behind construction of the building were looking to the city's future growth.
Badly damaged during the 1997 Red River flood, the building sat empty for several years and came close to meeting the wrecking ball.
The exterior has since been restored to its 1890s appearance, while the interior has been converted to high-end apartments with space for businesses on the first floor.