Masonic Temple Building (Shelby, North Carolina)


Masonic Temple Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Masonic Temple Building, April 2011
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Location	203 S. Washington St., Shelby, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°16′54″N 81°32′18″W / 35.28167°N 81.53833°W / 35.28167; -81.53833Coordinates: 35°16′54″N 81°32′18″W / 35.28167°N 81.53833°W / 35.28167; -81.53833
Area	less than one acre
Built	1924-1925
Built by	J. P. Little and Son
Architectural style	Exotic Revival, Egyptian Revival
NRHP Reference #	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

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ 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 2014-08-01.
↑ Grand Lodge of North Carolina lodge locator search for Shelby

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