Kansas City Masonic Temple

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Kansas City Masonic Temple
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Location903 Harrison St., Kansas City, Missouri
Coordinates 39°6′11″N94°34′13″W / 39.10306°N 94.57028°W / 39.10306; -94.57028
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
ArchitectKuykendall, J.C.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 80002365 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1980

The Masonic Temple in Kansas City, Missouri is a Neo-Classical Architecture building in the Beaux-Arts architecture tradition. [2] Designed by J.C. Sunderland, [3] the Masonic Cornerstone was laid October 8, 1910 [4] and the building held a public dedication ceremony on September 30, 1911. [3]

Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman danced [5] in the 6,600 square foot [6] Tiffany Ballroom which prominently features plaster columns and an impressive Tiffany glass window array. [2]

The Kansas City Masonic Temple was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 [1] and as a film location with the Missouri Film Commission in 2013. [7] A restoration project was launched in 2017 to restore and preserve the building [8] for future generations.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Urban Explorers: Kansas City Masonic Temple - Historic Kansas City". Historic Kansas City. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "The Kansas City Masonic Temple". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1911 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri". issuu. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ "KC's Masonic Temple still a swingin' spot with weekend of Lindy Hop". kansascity. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Kansas City Masonic Temple". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Effort underway to save and renovate KC's Masonic Temple". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. June 6, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.


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