Masonic Temple (Cheyenne, Wyoming)

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Masonic Temple
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Location1820 Capitol Ave., Cheyenne, Wyoming
Coordinates 41°8′6″N104°49′0″W / 41.13500°N 104.81667°W / 41.13500; -104.81667
Arealess than one acre
Built1901, 1903, 1929
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 84000162 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1984

The Masonic Temple in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is a building dating from 1901. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

It is a 3-story buff brick-veneer building with a concrete foundation. The building burned in 1903 and was rebuilt with very few changes. An addition was added in 1929. [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. Charles A. Kline (April 11, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Masonic Temple". National Park Service . Retrieved November 18, 2016. with eight photos from 1984 and 1901-03