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]
Masonic Temple Building | |
 Masonic Temple Building, April 2011 | |
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| Location | 201 S. Washington St., Shelby, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°16′54″N 81°32′18″W / 35.28167°N 81.53833°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1924-1925 |
| Built by | J. P. Little and Son |
| Architectural style | Exotic Revival, Egyptian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003446[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 15, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Central Shelby Historic District.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Grand Lodge of North Carolina lodge locator search for Shelby Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine