Paul Revere Masonic Temple

The Paul Revere Masonic Temple was a Masonic Temple built in Chicago, Illinois in 1880 as a residential home, at 1521 West Wilson Avenue. In 1899 became the Ravenswood Women’s Club with an addition later.[1], it was made out of wood, it was a two stories building, with a large front porch and a large lawn on the Ashland Avenue side. The building had 7 bedrooms, 2 meeting rooms, reception hall with dance floor and sitting room, also billiards and bowling alley.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Paul Revere Masonic Temple
tượng quan thế âm, Chùa Trúc Lâm (2009)
General information
LocationChicago, United States
Coordinates41.9650588°N 87.7039265°W / 41.9650588; -87.7039265
Construction started1880
Completed1885
Demolished2017

In 1920 the Grand Templars of Illinois invited Paul Revere Lodge to join them in the ownership of the temple, and then after a few years they offered to sell it to Paul Revere Lodge. One unique feature was that the wooden window shutters all had the Square and Compasses cut in them.

In 2004 the Landmark designation was approved by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, but not by the owners at that time, under the Religious Buildings Ordinance.

In 2006 became the Vietnamese Buddhist Chùa Trúc Lâm Temple.

In 2017 it was demolished after Preservation Chicago could not find a buyer to preserve the historic structure.

In 2021 a new building opened as The Gardner School with a new address number listed as 1525 West Wilson Avenue.

See also

References
  1. "Ravenswood Woman's Club Records". chipublib.org. Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 2022-07-25. The Ravenswood Woman's Club was organized in 1889 under the name of the Woman's Literary Club of Ravenswood. Its main objective was to promote intellectual growth through discussions and study groups. In 1894 the club became an incorporated body and the name was changed to the Ravenswood Woman's Club
  2. Uptown Update (2017-05-05). "135-Year-Old Building on Large Lot Hits The Market". uptownupdate.com. Uptown Update. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  3. Ballew, Jonathan (Nov 1, 2019). "From Masonic Lodge to Buddhist Temple". block club chicago. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  4. Preservation Chicago (October 31, 2019). "Threatened: Truc Lam Temple/Paul Revere Lodge Demolition Plan Advances". Preservation Chicago. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  5. McGhee, Josh (May 9, 2017). "Truc Lam Buddhist Temple For Sale In Uptown". DNA Info. Archived from the original on 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  6. "A Brief History of Our Lodge". mastermason.com. Master Mason. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  7. "998 Paul Revere Lodge". 998-il.ourlodgepage.com. Our Lodge Page. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  8. "Paul Revere Lodge 998 Af and Am". paulrevere998.com. Paul Revere 998. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  9. Henderson, Jalyn (February 20, 2020). "Demolition begins on 120-Year-Old North Side building". abc7chicago.com. ABC 7 News Chicago. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
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