121-123 W. Main, Independence, Kansas. County/parish: Montgomery.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 13, 1988. NRIS 88002008.
1 contributing building.
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.
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.
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