Union Implement and Hardware Building-Masonic Temple

Union Implement and Hardware Building--Masonic Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	121-123 W. Main, Independence, Kansas
Coordinates	37°13′23″N 95°42′27″W / 37.22306°N 95.70750°WCoordinates: 37°13′23″N 95°42′27″W / 37.22306°N 95.70750°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1900
Architect	Brewster,Frank
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	88002008[1]
Added to NRHP	October 13, 1988

The Union Implement and Hardware Building is a historic building in Independence, Kansas. Constructed in from 1900, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

The building was a joint venture by the Union Implement and Hardware Company (a seller of agricultural implements). and Fortitude Lodge No. 107 (a local Masonic Lodge). The company's showrooms and offices occupied the first and second floor, while the lodge occupied the third and fourth floors. Union Implement went out of business in 1930, and the lodge moved to new premises in 1957.^[2]

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Union Implement and Hardware Building-Masonic Temple, Prepared by Dale Nimz, August, 1988