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The Clearwater Masonic and Grand Army of the Republic Hall is a historic building in
Clearwater, Minnesota Clearwater is a city in Stearns and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 1,735 at the 2010 census. Most of the city lies within Wright County. The Wright County portion of Clearwater is part of the Minneapolis&nda ...
, United States, constructed in 1888. It has served as a meeting hall for both a local
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(GAR) post, and a local
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, with commercial space on the ground floor. It was listed on the
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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."


History

The building was constructed jointly by the A.C. Collins Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 112 and Clearwater Masonic Lodge No. 28. The former was one of 192 GAR posts in Minnesota. The Masonic Lodge continues to meet in the building. The meeting halls are on the second floor, while the ground floor is split into two units leased to commercial tenants for income, a common arrangement in the region.


See also

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List of Masonic buildings in the United States List of Masonic buildings in the United States identifies notable Masonic buildings in the United States. These have served as meeting halls by Masonic lodges, Grand Lodges or other Masonic bodies. Many of the buildings were built to house Maso ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Wright County, Minnesota This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wright County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wright County, Minnesota, Unite ...


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Clearwater Lodge No. 28
{{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota 1888 establishments in Minnesota Buildings and structures in Wright County, Minnesota Clearwater, Minnesota Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
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Italianate architecture in Minnesota Masonic buildings completed in 1888 Masonic buildings in Minnesota Minnesota in the American Civil War National Register of Historic Places in Wright County, Minnesota