Masonic Temple Building (Zanesville, Ohio)

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Masonic Temple Building
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Masonic Temple Building
Location in the United States
Location36–42 N. Fourth St., Zanesville, Ohio
Coordinates 39°56′27″N82°0′25″W / 39.94083°N 82.00694°W / 39.94083; -82.00694 Coordinates: 39°56′27″N82°0′25″W / 39.94083°N 82.00694°W / 39.94083; -82.00694
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1902 (1902)-1903
Built byRobert H. Evans & Co.
Architect Oscar Cobb & Son
Architectural style Second Renaissance Revival (exterior); Egyptian Revival (interior)
NRHP reference No. 90000756<
Added to NRHP25 May 1990 [1]

The Masonic Temple Building was a historic building in Zanesville, Ohio. It caught fire on January 6, 2022.[ citation needed ]

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Description and history

The Masonic Temple Building was located at 36–42 N. Fourth Street. The six story brick building Sat on a rock faced stone foundation. The building displayed a three part vertical arrangement with divisions demarcated by brick and stone string courses. Rock faced stone with stone string courses made up the lower two stories. The four stories above were brick laid in the common bond pattern. Alternating series of arcaded and pedimented windows in pairs balanced the third and fifth story in this arrangement. When first constructed the building had two principle facades, one (west) fronting Fourth Street and the other opening into a park. The park which is no longer there provided a frontage for the county courthouse next door. Both of these elevations had centrally located elaborate stone porticoes with full entablatures on paired Doric columns. The words "Masonic Temple" were carved into stone panels the center of brick entablatures on both of these elevations. [2]

This building was the sixth built by the local Masonic lodge. It was designed by Oscar Cobb & Son of Chicago and built by Robert H. Evans & Co. The cornerstone was laid in 1902 and the building was completed in 1903. The architectural styles reflected are Second Renaissance Revival on the exterior and Egyptian Revival in the interior. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 1990. [2]

The Masonic Temple was destroyed in a fire in the late night of January 6, 2022. Demolition of the structure began on the evening of January 21, 2022.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  Masonic Temple Building (#90000756)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Masonic Temple Building". National Register of Historic Places. Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service. 25 May 1990. Retrieved 3 Mar 2020 via National Archives and Records Administration.