Masonic Temple (Shreveport, Louisiana)
Masonic Temple | |
 Focused view which makes it appear to be many stories tall. Compare to photos in NRHP application. | |
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| Location | 1805 Creswell Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 32°29′39″N 93°44′29″W / 32.49423°N 93.74132°WCoordinates: 32°29′39″N 93°44′29″W / 32.49423°N 93.74132°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | Werner Co. |
| Architect | Theodore A. Flaxman |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| Part of | (ID87000192) |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000702[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | June 10, 1991 |
| Designated CP | February 19, 1987 |
The Masonic Temple in Shreveport, Louisiana is a historic building located at 1805 Creswell Avenue in Shreveport, Louisiana. Built in 1937 in Moderne style, it is a two-story brick building designed by architect Theodore Flaxman, who indicated that he was strongly influenced by the curvilinear buildings of European modernist Erich Mendelsohn.[2]
The building was a contributing property of since its creation in 1987,[3] and was subsequently enlisted as an individual property on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ National Register Staff (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Masonic Temple". National Park Service. Retrieved April 13, 2018. With five photos from 1991.
- ^ "Highland Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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