Greeley Masonic Temple

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Greeley Masonic Temple
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Location829 10th Ave., Greeley, Colorado
Coordinates 40°25′27″N104°41′39″W / 40.42417°N 104.69417°W / 40.42417; -104.69417
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectBowman, William N.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 04000663 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 2004

The Greeley Masonic Temple is a Colonial Revival style historic building in Greeley, Colorado. It was built in 1927 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1] [2]

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The building was deemed architecturally significant as a work by architect William N. Bowman. It is a brick building with blond brick pilasters. Within the Colonial Revival style generally, it reflects "a modernist interpretation of Georgian Revival architecture". [2]

Bowman was a prolific architect, a Mason, and had been president of Colorado's chapter of the American Institute of Architects during 1917 to 1919. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Beverly Abell (February 11, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Greeley Masonic Temple". National Park Service . Retrieved July 25, 2016. with seven photos

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