Kilbourn Masonic Temple

Kilbourn Masonic Temple
Kilbourn Masonic Temple, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Location 827 N. Eleventh St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°2′26″N 87°55′35″W / 43.04056°N 87.92639°W / 43.04056; -87.92639Coordinates: 43°2′26″N 87°55′35″W / 43.04056°N 87.92639°W / 43.04056; -87.92639
Area less than one acre
Built 1911
Built by C.A. Kleppe
Architect H. Paul Schnetzky & Son
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS West Side Area MRA
NRHP reference # 86000121[1]
Added to NRHP January 16, 1986

The Kilbourn Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic building located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was constructed in 1911 as a meeting hall for Kilbourn Lodge #3, a local Masonic lodge which was one of the first three organized in Wisconsin in 1843. The Masons no longer meet in the building).[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] When it celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011, the temple was automatically deemed a landmark in the city of Milwaukee. The temple now serves as a fraternity house for the Kappa Sigma chapter at Marquette University.[3]

The building was originally a residence but it was remodeled by the masons with a Classical Revival facade which completely enclosed the former house. The renovation was designed by architect H. Paul Schnetzky and Son in 1911.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, lodge locator
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Wenaer/Hatala (1983). "State Historical Society of Wisconsin Intensive Survey: Kilbourn Masonic Temple". National Park Service. Retrieved May 12, 2017. With photo from 1984.


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