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Kansas City Masonic Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	903 Harrison St., Kansas City, Missouri
Coordinates	39°6′11″N 94°34′13″W / 39.10306°N 94.57028°W / 39.10306; -94.57028
Area	less than one acre
Built	1909
Architect	Kuykendall, J.C.
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	80002365
Added to NRHP	November 14, 1980

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

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

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

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Urban Explorers: Kansas City Masonic Temple - Historic Kansas City". Historic Kansas City. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
^ "The Kansas City Masonic Temple". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
"1911 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri". issuu. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
"KC's Masonic Temple still a swingin' spot with weekend of Lindy Hop". kansascity. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
"The Kansas City Masonic Temple". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
"Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
"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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