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Masonic Opera House

Masonic Opera House
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Masonic Opera House is located in Iowa
Masonic Opera House
Masonic Opera House is located in the US
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
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. 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. The second floor served the balcony patrons. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.



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