Vermont Masonic Hall

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| name = Vermont Masonic Hall

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| image = Vermont Masonic Hall.jpg

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| location = N. Main St., Vermont, Illinois

| coordinates = {{coord|40|17|42|N|90|25|39|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Illinois#USA

| built = {{Start date|1891}}-92

| architecture = Chicago, Gothic, Commercial Style

| added = November 16, 1988

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 88002236{{NRISref|2009a}}

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The Vermont Masonic Hall, also known as the Vermont Hardware Store Building, is a historic Masonic Lodge located on North Main Street in Vermont, Illinois. The hall was built in 1891-92 for Vermont's Lodge No. 116 of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, which was formed in 1852. At the time the hall was built, secret societies were enjoying a wave of popularity in America, with the Masons preeminent among them; Vermont was no exception to this trend, and its Masons played an important role in the city's social life. The hall was a two-story commercial building; the Masons leased the second floor, while a hardware store operated on the first. The brick building features an elaborate iron storefront; its design, along with the lodge itself, led it to be considered of the best Masonic lodges in western Illinois.{{cite web|last1=Thomson|first1=Vernon C. Jr.|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Vermont Masonic Hall|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/201004.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306074328/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/201004.pdf|archive-date=March 6, 2016|publisher=Illinois Historic Preservation Agency|access-date=October 18, 2015|date=June 19, 1988}}

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1998.