The brick tower at the lower end of Morgan Square contains the clock that once adorned the Spartanburg Opera House, which stood near this site from 1881 to 1907. The Opera House, lit by gaslights in its early days, hosted touring musical reviews, minstrel shows, comedies and plays. The Victorian-style structure housed the city’s post office on the ground floor and a 700-seat theatre on the second floor. The Masonic Temple and Hub City Bookshop now stand on the site of the Opera House.