Built in 1841, the Cortland Opera House was originally home to the first Methodist Church in Trumbull County. The building has been moved twice from its original location on the west side of Mecca St. The first move was to the site of the current Methodist Church on High St, and in 1879 it was turned around and moved to it's present location facing Park Ave.

After being used for plays, school functions, and later as a Grange Hall and extra Sunday School space for the Methodist Church, the building fell into disrepair. On January 21, 1987, the Opera House was purchased by the Bazetta-Cortland Historical Society. Over the years it has been lovingly renovated and restored. Over the last 20+ years, central air-conditioning has been added along with a full-service kitchen, and in 2012 the building received a new roof, gutters, and siding.

This location was once the town church and was built in the mid-19th century and was the first in the surrounding county. The eerie occurrences started happening here in the 1980s when employees were closing up the place and heard loud crashing noises and disembodied footsteps in the empty building. The site is also believed to be haunted by its former owner, who is known to talk to theater patrons in deep voices, and a woman specter who has been known to sing during the piano recitals.