Clearwater Masonic Lodge-Grand Army of the Republic Hall

205-215 Oak St., Clearwater, Minnesota. County/parish: Wright.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 11, 1979. NRIS 79001259.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Masonic Lodge

From Wikipedia:

Clearwater Masonic and Grand Army of the Republic Hall

The Clearwater Masonic and Grand Army of the Republic Hall is a historic building in Clearwater, Minnesota, United States, constructed in 1888. It has served as a meeting hall for both a local Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) post, and a local Masonic Lodge, with commercial space on the ground floor. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 under the name Clearwater Masonic Lodge–Grand Army of the Republic Hall for having local significance in the themes of architecture and social history. It was nominated for its association with the fraternal organizations of Clearwater and many other rural Wright County communities that, in the words of historian John J. Hackett, "provided leadership, direction, and contributions to the county's political, educational, patriotic, and social life."

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93201220

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