Masonic Opera House | |
Location: | 201 Barnes St. What Cheer, Iowa |
Coordinates: | 41.4014°N -92.3547°W |
Built: | 1893 |
Architecture: | Romanesque Revival |
Added: | June 4, 1973 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 73000733 |
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 100by facility has served as a clubhouse, an auditorium, a music facility, and a cinema.[1] 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.[1] The second floor served the balcony patrons. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.