Onawa IOOF Opera House explained

Onawa IOOF Opera House
Coordinates:42.0256°N -96.0969°W
Built:1900
Architect:W.E. Hodgin
Added:August 3, 1990
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:90001194

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, 1900, only to be heavily damaged in a fire a month later, on December 24, 1900.[1]

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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=90001194}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Qnawa IQOF Opera House / Qnawa Opera House ]. National Park Service. 2016-06-28 . Tracv Ann Cunning . May 31, 1990. with