Masonic Temple (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)
Appearance
Masonic Temple | |
Location | 4th and State St., Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°13′35″N 92°0′9″W / 34.22639°N 92.00250°W |
Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
Built | 1902 |
Architect | Gibbs & Sanders; Helton, W.S. |
Part of | Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District (ID08000438) |
NRHP reference No. | 78000599[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 30, 1978 |
Designated CP | May 20, 2008 |
The Masonic Temple is a historic fraternal and commercial building at East Fourth Avenue and State Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Fundraising for the building was led by Joseph Carter Corbin and J. N. Donohoo. It is a four-story brick building, built between 1902 and 1904 by the state's African-American Masonic lodge, the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. It was at the time Pine Bluff's tallest building. The ground floor held retail space, the second floor professional offices, and the upper floors were devoted to the Masonic organizations.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Masonic Temple" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
Categories:
- 1902 establishments in Arkansas
- Buildings and structures in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Historic district contributing properties in Arkansas
- Masonic buildings completed in 1902
- Prince Hall Masonic buildings in the United States
- Masonic buildings in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- Jefferson County, Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs