Duluth Masonic Center | |
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Duluth Masonic Temple | |
![]() Duluth Masonic Center viewed from the north | |
Location | 4 W. 2nd Street, Duluth, Minnesota |
Coordinates | 46°47′16.5″N92°6′1″W / 46.787917°N 92.10028°W |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | 1905 |
Built by | George Lounsberry |
Architect | John J. Wangenstein |
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
MPS | Duluth's Central Business District, MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 15000215 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 11, 2015 |
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