National Register of Historic Places

Masonic Temple (Additional Documentation)

Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Listed
June 30, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82000108

About this property

The Masonic Temple in Evansville, Indiana, US, is a building from 1912. It was designed by the local architects Shopbell & Company in Classical Revival style. The lodge building once hosted three separately chartered Masonic lodges: Evansville Lodge (No. 64), Reed Lodge (No. 316) and Lessing Lodge (No. 464). The building measures 72 x 104 feet, with four stories above ground and a basement. The exterior walls of the first two floors are faced with stone and the stories above are trimmed with both stone and terracotta. The interior floors and partitions are supported by steel columns and girders, also following the Roman classic order. The Masonic Temple hosts the Lessing and Reed Lodges, mentioned above, and two additional lodges chartered long after the building was completed. The two additional lodges are the Constellation Lodge No. 748 and Daylight Lodge No. 752. All lodges are chartered by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Indiana. The fourth floor of the temple is the York Rite floor. Evansville York Rite is composed of three separately chartered Masonic organizations. Each is chartered by their respective grand body of the State of Indiana. The three organizations are Evansville Chapter No. 12 Royal Arch Masons, Simpson Council No. 23 Cryptic Masons and La Valette Commandery No. 15 Knights Templar. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Location

301 Chestnut St.
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
37.96874, -87.56982

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When was Masonic Temple (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Masonic Temple (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1982.

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Masonic Temple (Additional Documentation) is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Masonic Temple (Additional Documentation) is recorded as the industrial era.

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