Masonic Temple (Fairmont, West Virginia)

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Masonic Temple
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Masonic Temple (Fairmont, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Masonic Temple (Fairmont, West Virginia)
Location320 Jefferson St., Fairmont, West Virginia
Coordinates39°29′8″N 80°8′34″W / 39.48556°N 80.14278°W / 39.48556; -80.14278Coordinates: 39°29′8″N 80°8′34″W / 39.48556°N 80.14278°W / 39.48556; -80.14278
Arealess than one acre
Built1906
ArchitectGiffin, H.F.; Brady Construction Co.
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.93000218[1]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1993

The Masonic Temple is a historic building located at Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia. It was designed by the Baltimore architectural firm Baldwin & Pennington,[2] built in 1906–1907, and is a large, five-story, three bay mixed use commercial building with a mezzanine, a balcony, a partial sixth floor and a full basement. It measures 55 feet wide, 109 feet deep, and 90 feet high. The buildings has a steel and reinforced concrete structure and is faced in beige brick with extensive terra cotta detailing. The building was commissioned by Fairmont Lodge No. 9 (which no longer meets in the building), and is in the Beaux-Arts style.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Avery, Carlos P. (2003). E. Francis Baldwin, Architect: The B&O, Baltimore, and Beyond. Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Architecture Foundation. p. 118. ISBN 0-9729743-0-X.
  3. ^ Debra B. Baroni (December 1992). "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 2011-08-05.


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