Onawa IOOF Opera House


Onawa IOOF Opera House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	1023 Tenth Ave. Onawa, Iowa
Coordinates	42°01′32.2″N 96°05′48.7″W / 42.025611°N 96.096861°W / 42.025611; -96.096861Coordinates: 42°01′32.2″N 96°05′48.7″W / 42.025611°N 96.096861°W / 42.025611; -96.096861
Area	less than one acre
Built	1900
Architect	W.E. Hodgin
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference #	90001194^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 3, 1990

The Onawa IOOF Opera House, also known as the Onawa Opera House, is a historic opera house located in Onawa, Iowa. It was completed in November, 1907, only to be heavily damaged in a fire a month later, on December 24, 1900.^[2]

It has been deemed historically significant as the building most strongly associated Onawa's "strong tradition of live-stage entertainment" from the late 1880s to the mid-1920s, involving three structures.^[2]^:12

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Tracv Ann Cunning (May 31, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Qnawa IQOF Opera House / Qnawa Opera House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-28. with six photos from 1989

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National Register of Historic Places in Monona County, Iowa

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Onawa	Monona County Courthouse Onawa IOOF Opera House Onawa Public Library Newell A. Whiting House

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Monona County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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