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Kansas City Masonic Temple

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Coordinates: 39°6′11″N 94°34′13″W / 39.10306°N 94.57028°W / 39.10306; -94.57028
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Kansas City Masonic Temple
Kansas City Masonic Temple is located in Missouri
Kansas City Masonic Temple
Kansas City Masonic Temple is located in the United States
Kansas City Masonic Temple
Location903 Harrison St., Kansas City, Missouri
Coordinates39°6′11″N 94°34′13″W / 39.10306°N 94.57028°W / 39.10306; -94.57028
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
ArchitectKuykendall, J.C.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.80002365[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1980

The Masonic Temple in Kansas City, Missouri is a Neo-Classical Architecture building in the Beaux-Arts architecture tradition.[2] Designed by J.C. Sunderland,[3] the Masonic Cornerstone was laid October 8, 1910[4] and the building held a public dedication ceremony on September 30, 1911.[3]

Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman danced[5] in the 6,600 square foot[6] Tiffany Ballroom which prominently features plaster columns and an impressive Tiffany glass window array.[2]

The Kansas City Masonic Temple was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980[1] and as a film location with the Missouri Film Commission in 2013.[7] A restoration project was launched in 2017 to restore and preserve the building[8] for future generations.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Urban Explorers: Kansas City Masonic Temple - Historic Kansas City". Historic Kansas City. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  3. ^ a b "The Kansas City Masonic Temple". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  4. ^ "1911 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri". issuu. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  5. ^ "KC's Masonic Temple still a swingin' spot with weekend of Lindy Hop". kansascity. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  6. ^ "The Kansas City Masonic Temple". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  7. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  8. ^ "Effort underway to save and renovate KC's Masonic Temple". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-08-02.


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