Onawa IOOF Opera House

Onawa IOOF Opera House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1023 Tenth Ave. Onawa, Iowa
Coordinates	42°01′32.2″N96°05′48.7″W / 42.025611°N 96.096861°W / 42.025611; -96.096861
Area	less than one acre
Built	1900
Architect	W.E. Hodgin
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	90001194 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 3, 1990

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. ^[2]

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. ^{[2] : 12}

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Tracv Ann Cunning (May 31, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Qnawa IQOF Opera House / Qnawa Opera House". National Park Service . Retrieved June 28, 2016. with six photos from 1989