Royal Arch Masonic Lodge
The Royal Arch Masonic Lodge in Austin, Texas is a three-story beige brick Masonic building that was built in Beaux Arts style in 1926. It was designed by Texas architects J. B. Davies and William E. Ketchum. It was listed as a historic landmark by the city of Austin in 2000,[2] and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
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| Location | 311 W. 7th St., Austin, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 30°16′16″N 97°44′43″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Davies, J.B.; Ketchum, William E. |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000362[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 2005 |
It was still in use as a meeting place in 2005 and was deemed significant "for its long and continued use as a Masonic Lodge in Austin" and "for its architecture as a good representation of an early twentieth-century Beaux-Arts fraternal building."[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Christie M. King and Larmie Ethridge Kittrell (August 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Royal Arch Masonic Lodge". National Archives.
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