West End Masonic Temple
Appearance
West End Masonic Temple | |
Location | 1346 Tuscaloosa Ave., Birmingham, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 33°29′34″N 86°51′18″W / 33.49278°N 86.85500°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1926 |
Architect | David Oliver Whilldin |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
NRHP reference No. | 87001417[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 27, 1987 |
The West End Masonic Temple is a Masonic building in Birmingham, Alabama. It was constructed in 1926. The temple served the masonic community until 1985, when it was sold and converted to office space. The building was destroyed in a fire on New Years Day, 1996.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, and in 2009, despite being gone for many years, was still listed.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "West End Masonic Temple's historical marker". West End Branch Library. February 21, 2007.
Categories:
- Neoclassical architecture in Alabama
- Masonic buildings completed in 1926
- Buildings and structures in Birmingham, Alabama
- Masonic buildings in Alabama
- Former Masonic buildings in Alabama
- National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham, Alabama
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- 1926 establishments in Alabama
- 1996 disestablishments in Alabama
- Burned buildings and structures in the United States
- Alabama Registered Historic Place stubs