Smithfield Masonic Lodge
Smithfield Masonic Lodge | |
 Smithfield Masonic Lodge, December 2014 | |
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| Location | 115 N. Second St., Smithfield, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°30′51″N 78°20′51″W / 35.51417°N 78.34750°WCoordinates: 35°30′51″N 78°20′51″W / 35.51417°N 78.34750°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | c. 1854, 1915-1917 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001012[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 2007 |
Smithfield Masonic Lodge, also known as the Brooks Building, is a historic Masonic Lodge located at Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States It is believed to be built in about 1854, and had moved to its present location in 1915–1917. It is a two-story, three bay, rectangular vernacular Greek Revival style frame building. It has a gable front temple form and is sheathed in plain weatherboard. Fellowship Lodge No. 84 occupied the building until the 1940s, and the Smithfield Woman's Club met in the building from 1917 through 1933. The building house Smithfield's first public library operated by the Smithfield Woman's Club.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Ellen Turco (May 2007). "Smithfield Masonic Lodge" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
Categories:
- Buildings and structures completed in 1854
- Buildings and structures in Smithfield, North Carolina
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Former Masonic buildings in North Carolina
- Greek Revival architecture in North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Johnston County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs