Union Implement and Hardware Building-Masonic Temple

The Union Implement and Hardware Building is a historic building in Independence, Kansas. Constructed in from 1900, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Union Implement and Hardware Building--Masonic Temple
Union Implement and Hardware Building-Masonic Temple is located in Kansas
Union Implement and Hardware Building-Masonic Temple
Union Implement and Hardware Building-Masonic Temple is located in the United States
Union Implement and Hardware Building-Masonic Temple
Location121-123 W. Main, Independence, Kansas
Coordinates37°13′23″N 95°42′27″W / 37.22306°N 95.70750°W / 37.22306; -95.70750
Arealess than one acre
Built1900
ArchitectBrewster, Frank
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.88002008[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 13, 1988

The building was a joint venture by the Union Implement and Hardware Company (a seller of agricultural implements). and Fortitude Lodge No. 107 (a local Masonic Lodge). The company's showrooms and offices occupied the first and second floor, while the lodge occupied the third and fourth floors. Union Implement went out of business in 1930, and the lodge moved to new premises in 1957.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Union Implement and Hardware Building-Masonic Temple, Prepared by Dale Nimz, August, 1988