Masonic Temple Building (Shelby, North Carolina)
Appearance
Masonic Temple Building | |
Location | 201 S. Washington St., Shelby, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°16′54″N 81°32′18″W / 35.28167°N 81.53833°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1924-1925 |
Built by | J. P. Little and Son |
Architectural style | Exotic Revival, Egyptian Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 82003446[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 15, 1982 |
The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic Lodge and office building located at Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1924–1925, and is a four-story, rectangular, brushed brick building. It is in the Egyptian Revival style with massive concrete lintels at the first story, robust lotiform pillars at the building's principal entrance, and a richly ornamented cornice frieze. It was commissioned by the Cleveland Lodge of the Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons of North Carolina.[2] Today, no Masonic lodges meet in the building.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Central Shelby Historic District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Douglas Swaim; Janet Hutchison & Jim Sumner (December 1981). "Masonic Temple" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ Grand Lodge of North Carolina lodge locator search for Shelby Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Egyptian Revival architecture in the United States
- Masonic buildings completed in 1925
- Buildings and structures in Cleveland County, North Carolina
- Former Masonic buildings in North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Cleveland County, North Carolina
- Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
- Western North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs