Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall is a historic Masonic building in rural northern Independence County, Arkansas, US. It is located on Sandtown Road, about 8 miles (13 km) east of Cushman. It is a two-story gable-roofed structure, built out of concrete blocks resting on a poured concrete foundation. The roof is shingled, and topped by a small belfry.[2] It was built in 1946 as a joint project of the Lee's Chapel Methodist Church and Montgomery Lodge No. 360.[3] The lodge subsequently moved to Cave City.[4]
Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Nearest city | Cushman, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°54′9″N 91°38′32″W / 35.90250°N 91.64222°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1946 |
| Architectural style | Masonic Temple |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000482[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 2001 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1] It is distinctive as the only known concrete-block church in the northwestern part of the county.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
- ^ Social Groups of Arkansas Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine published by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
- ^ Rorie, Kenneth (15 April 2019). "Sandtown (Independence County)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
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