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Grand Army of the Republic Hall (Clearwater, Minnesota)
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The Grand Army of the Republic Hall, also known as Clearwater Masonic Lodge, is an historic building located at 205-215 Oak Street in Clearwater
, Minnesota
, in the United States
. Built in 1888, it was the meeting place of the A.C. Collins GAR Post No. 112, which was one of 192 Grand Army of the Republic
posts in Minnesota.
On December 11, 1979, it was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
.
The hall is now the meeting place of Clearwater Lodge No. 28, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
.
Clearwater, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 858 people, 327 households, and 223 families residing in the city. The population density was 740.9 people per square mile . There were 355 housing units at an average density of 306.5 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Built in 1888, it was the meeting place of the A.C. Collins GAR Post No. 112, which was one of 192 Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, US Marines and US Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. Founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, it was dissolved in 1956 when its last member died...
posts in Minnesota.
On December 11, 1979, it was added to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
The hall is now the meeting place of Clearwater Lodge No. 28, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
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See also
- Grand Army of the Republic HallGrand Army of the Republic HallGrand Army of the Republic Hall, GAR Building, or variants thereof, may refer to:-Illinois:*Grand Army of the Republic Hall *Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall Grand Army of the Republic Hall, GAR Building, or variants thereof, may refer to:-Illinois:*Grand Army of the Republic Hall (Aurora,...
(disambiguation) - List of Registered Historic Places in Minnesota
- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil WarSons of Union Veterans of the Civil WarSons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is an American fraternal organization, the legal successor to the Grand Army of the Republic . Founded in late 1881, it was originally one of several competing organizations of descendants of Union veterans...