Constructed for $11,000 by John C. Knorpp, 135 First Street had a second floor that became the Knorpp Opera House, featuring vaudeville, drama, and community functions, while the ground floor became a grocery. In 1893 the opera hall was leased to the Masonic Lodge and then, in 1904, to the IOOF Lodge. In 1909 the building was sold to the IOOF, which used the upper floor for many years. After 1921 the ground floor housed variety stores. In 1929 natural gas was piped from Lone Jack, and the gas company occupied the premises for nine years. In 1940 Johnny Johnson opened a dance hall on the ground floor, and the building is currently owned by a church.