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Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple
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Location602 Story St., Boone, Iowa
Coordinates 42°3′44″N93°52′45″W / 42.06222°N 93.87917°W / 42.06222; -93.87917 Coordinates: 42°3′44″N93°52′45″W / 42.06222°N 93.87917°W / 42.06222; -93.87917
Arealess than one acre
Built1907
ArchitectProudfoot & Bird
Architectural styleChicago, Commercial Style
MPS Architectural Legacy of Proudfoot & Bird in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No. 90001853 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 1990

The Boone History Center, previously known as the Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple, is a historic building in Boone, Iowa. Constructed in 1907 as the Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple, the building housed Mt. Olive Lodge No. 79 (a local chapter of the Freemasons) until 1990 (when the lodge moved to a new building). It now houses the Boone County Historical Society. [2] [3]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Mt. Olive Lodge No. 79 - history". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  3. "Boone County Historical Society webpage". Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-09-28.