Sokol Gymnasium is a historic building located in Cedar Rapids , Iowa , United States . Sokol is a Czech social and gymnastics organization . It had this three-story , brick , Neoclassical structure built in 1908 . It was designed by local architect Charles A. Dieman . The organization used the facility as a social hall and gymnasium until it was inundated by of water in a 2008 flood . It was cleared out and Sokol moved to another building in southwest Cedar Rapids . This building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 . In 2015 it was included as a contributing property in the Cedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic District
2008 flood
Iowa flood of 2008
Sokol Gymnasium