Watertown Masonic Temple
Watertown Masonic Temple | |
Location | 240 Washington St., Watertown, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°58′23″N 75°54′42″W / 43.97306°N 75.91167°WCoordinates: 43°58′23″N 75°54′42″W / 43.97306°N 75.91167°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1914 |
Architect | Dewey, Charles E.; Caswell, Fred A. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 80002629[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 23, 1980 |
Watertown Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic building located in Watertown in Jefferson County, New York. It was constructed in 1914 as a meeting hall for a local Masonic lodge. and is a three-story, Neoclassical style rectangular, masonry and steel structure. The front of the building features a large prostyle temple front with six columns in the Doric order supporting a triangular pediment.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980[1] In 2003, the Masonic Hall Association decided to sell the building, citing the cost of maintaining the structure, and declining membership for its decision.[3]
A plan to renovate the building as a performing arts center is included in a ten million dollar New York State Empire State Development Corporation revitalization grant.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Jane K. Schweizer (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Watertown Masonic Temple". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-12-10. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
- ^ Sale of Watertown Masonic Temple up in air, Watertown Daily Times, January 14, 2011
- ^ Masonic Temple, other Watertown projects receive $10 million, Watertown Daily Times, October 5, 2017
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Masonic buildings completed in 1914
- Former Masonic buildings in New York (state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Watertown, New York
- Jefferson County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs