- Masonic Temple (Fairmont, West Virginia)
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Masonic Temple
Location: 320 Jefferson St., Fairmont, West Virginia Coordinates: 39°29′8″N 80°8′34″W / 39.48556°N 80.14278°WCoordinates: 39°29′8″N 80°8′34″W / 39.48556°N 80.14278°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1906 Architect: Giffin, H.F.; Brady Construction Co. Architectural style: Beaux Arts Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 93000218[1] Added to NRHP: April 9, 1993 The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic Temple located at Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia. It was 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 Masonic Lodge No. Nine, and is in the Beaux-Arts style.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Debra B. Baroni (December 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Masonic Temple". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/marion/93000218.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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Other lists Categories:- Masonic buildings in West Virginia
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Beaux-Arts buildings in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures completed in 1906
- Buildings and structures in Marion County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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