National Register of Historic Places

Flandreau Masonic Temple

Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota
Listed
October 18, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89001725

About this property

The Flandreau Masonic Temple in Flandreau, South Dakota is a building dating mostly from 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It has also been known as the Old Moody County Courthouse. It is "a massive two-story rectangular Colonial Revival building. Rising from a poured concrete foundation, the wood frame walls are covered with stucco and encircled by a three foot high brick watertable. The temple is capped by a hipped roof covered with wood shingles. A tall brick chimney rises from the northwest (front) corner. Projecting from the center of the west (front) facade is a huge pediment supported by four Ionic columns." It was originally built in 1882 to serve as the county courthouse, with late-Victorian vernacular style. It then had "a gable roof with a large gabled dormer projecting from the center of each axial facade", with gables decorated by bargeboards. It was bought by the Masonic lodge in 1916 and was damaged by fire in 1919. Major remodeling was required, and added the Colonial Revival treatments.

Location

300 E. Second Ave.
Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota
44.04968, -96.59114

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Sources

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When was Flandreau Masonic Temple listed on the National Register?

Flandreau Masonic Temple was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Flandreau Masonic Temple?

Flandreau Masonic Temple is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Flandreau Masonic Temple?

The period of significance for Flandreau Masonic Temple is recorded as the industrial era.

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