Masonic Opera House

Masonic Opera House
Location 201 Barnes St.
What Cheer, Iowa
Coordinates 41°24′5″N 92°21′17″W / 41.40139°N 92.35472°W / 41.40139; -92.35472Coordinates: 41°24′5″N 92°21′17″W / 41.40139°N 92.35472°W / 41.40139; -92.35472
Area less than one acre
Built 1893
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference # 73000733[1]
Added to NRHP June 4, 1973

The Masonic Opera House, also known as the What Cheer Opera House, is a historic building located in What Cheer, Iowa, United States. It is a Romanesque Revival style building from 1893. The 100-by-50-foot (30 by 15 m) facility has served as a clubhouse, an auditorium, a music facility, and a cinema.[2] The third floor originally housed a Masonic hall. Emblems associated with Freemasonry are still located on a decorative pediment at the top of the building. The auditorium seats 350 on the main floor, and 240 in the balcony.[2] The second floor served the balcony patrons. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Thomas 0. Burriss. "What Cheer Opera House, Inc." (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-13.


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