▁ ▁It ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Clear water ▁Mason ic ▁L odge – Gr and ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁Hall ▁for ▁having ▁local ▁significance ▁in ▁the ▁them es ▁of ▁architecture ▁and ▁social ▁history . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁its ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁frat ernal ▁organizations ▁of ▁Clear water ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁rural ▁Wright ▁County ▁communities ▁that , ▁in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁historian ▁John ▁J . ▁H ack ett , ▁" prov ided ▁leadership , ▁direction , ▁and ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁county ' s ▁political , ▁educational , ▁patri otic , ▁and ▁social ▁life ." ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁joint ly ▁by ▁the ▁A . C . ▁Collins ▁Grand ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁Post ▁No . ▁ 1 1 2 ▁and ▁Clear water ▁Mason ic ▁L odge ▁No . ▁ 2 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 ▁G AR ▁posts ▁in ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁The ▁Mason ic ▁L odge ▁continues ▁to ▁meet ▁in ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁meeting ▁h alls ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor , ▁while ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁was ▁r ented ▁to ▁commercial ▁ten ants ▁for ▁income , ▁a ▁common ▁arrangement ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Mason ic ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Wright ▁County , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Clear water ▁L odge ▁No . ▁ 2 8 ▁ ▁Category