Masonic Temple (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

Masonic Temple
Front and southern side
Location 900 Market St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°16′4″N 81°33′22″W / 39.26778°N 81.55611°W / 39.26778; -81.55611Coordinates: 39°16′4″N 81°33′22″W / 39.26778°N 81.55611°W / 39.26778; -81.55611
Area less than one acre
Built 1915
Architect Packard, Frank L.
Architectural style Classical Revival
Part of Avery Street Historic District (#86000849)
MPS Downtown Parkersburg MRA
NRHP reference # 82001779[1]
Added to NRHP October 8, 1982

The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic Lodge building located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1903, and is a three-story, three-bay wide, red brick building with stone trim in the Classical Revival style. It features elliptical bays flanking the central bay on the front facade.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,[1] and it is a contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, which was designated and listed on the National Register in 1986.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Eliza Smith, Christina Mann (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Masonic Temple" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. ↑ Michael J. Pauley (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Avery Street Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. p. 35. Retrieved 2012-11-04.


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