Lowville Masonic Temple

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Lowville Masonic Temple
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Lowville Masonic Temple
General information
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Location7552 S. State St., Lowville, New York
Coordinates 43°47′09″N75°29′29″W / 43.78597°N 75.49143°W / 43.78597; -75.49143
Completed1928
Design and construction
Architect(s)Sluyter, R.E.
Lowville Masonic Temple
NRHP reference No. 08000919
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 2012

The Lowville Masonic Temple is a historic Colonial Revival building located in Lowville, New York. The building was constructed in 1928 as a meeting hall for the local Masonic lodge.

In 2002 it was sold to the Lewis County Historical Society, and was used as a local history museum. [1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 2012. [2]

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