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Masonic Temple Building (Shelby, North Carolina)

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Historic building in North Carolina, US

United States historic place
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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Location201 S. Washington St., Shelby, North Carolina
Coordinates35°16′54″N 81°32′18″W / 35.28167°N 81.53833°W / 35.28167; -81.53833
Arealess than one acre
Built1924-1925
Built byJ. P. Little and Son
Architectural styleExotic Revival, Egyptian Revival
NRHP reference No.82003446
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1982
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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. Today, no Masonic lodges meet in the building.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is located in the Central Shelby Historic District.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 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.
  3. Grand Lodge of North Carolina lodge locator search for Shelby Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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