Allentown Masonic Temple

Allentown Masonic Temple

Allentown Masonic Temple, October 2011
Location 1524 West Linden Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°35′55″N 75°29′25″W / 40.59861°N 75.49028°W / 40.59861; -75.49028Coordinates: 40°35′55″N 75°29′25″W / 40.59861°N 75.49028°W / 40.59861; -75.49028
Area less than one acre
Built 1923-1925
Architect Schmid, Richard G.; William & Gangrene & Co.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 04000402[1]
Added to NRHP May 05, 2004

The Allentown Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic Temple located at Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1923 and 1925, and is a five-story, limestone and brick building in the Classical Revival style. It measure 97 feet, 6 inches, wide and 150 feet deep and sits on a reinforced concrete foundation. It features elaborate stone and terra cotta trim and four large and imposing fluted composite columns at its main entrance. It is adjacent to the Scottish Rite Cathedral, constructed in 1968.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Charles S. Canning (October 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Allentown Masonic Temple: Part 1" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-29., "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Allentown Masonic Temple: Part 2" (PDF)., "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Allentown Masonic Temple: Part 3" (PDF)., and "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Allentown Masonic Temple: Part 4" (PDF).

External links

Official Website of Allentown Masonic Temple Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

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