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Old Masonic Temple (Trenton, New Jersey)

Coordinates: 40°13′09″N 74°46′06″W / 40.21917°N 74.76827°W / 40.21917; -74.76827
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Old Masonic Temple
A picture of the gate
The building now serves as a tourist information center. The 1915 Masonic Lodge is behind the old building.
Old Masonic Temple (Trenton, New Jersey) is located in Mercer County, New Jersey
Old Masonic Temple (Trenton, New Jersey)
LocationCorner of W. Lafayette and Willow (or Barrack) streets, Trenton, New Jersey
Coordinates40°13′09″N 74°46′06″W / 40.21917°N 74.76827°W / 40.21917; -74.76827
Built1793 (1793)
Architectural styleColonial
Part ofState House Historic District (ID76001161)
Designated CPAugust 27, 1976

The Old Masonic Temple in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, is a historic building built in 1793 at the corner of Front and Willow (or Barrack) streets near the New Jersey State House, and across the street from the Old Barracks. In 1915 when a new building was constructed for the Trenton Lodge, the old building was moved half a block south to 102 Barrack Street. It has served as a Masonic Lodge, a school, a shop for a furnisher and upholsterer, a museum, and is now a tourist information center.[1] In 1970 the building became part of the State House Historic District listed by the National Register of Historic Places.

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  1. ^ HABS NJ-141[permanent dead link] Written Historical and Descriptive Data, undated.
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