Masonic Temple No. 25

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Location508 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida
Coordinates 27°56′54″N82°27′4″W / 27.94833°N 82.45111°W / 27.94833; -82.45111 Coordinates: 27°56′54″N82°27′4″W / 27.94833°N 82.45111°W / 27.94833; -82.45111
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 [1]
ArchitectM. Leo Elliott [1]
Architectural style Mediterranean Revival with Beaux-arts detail [1]
NRHP reference No. 86002415 [2] [3]
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1986

The Masonic Temple No. 25, the meeting location of Hillsborough Lodge No. 25, Free and Accepted Masons, is an historic Masonic building located at 508 East Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa, Florida, United States. Erected in 1927, the Lodge building was designed by Brother Leo Elliott whose design for it was inspired by three medieval Italian cathedrals.

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The cornerstone of the Hillsborough 25's fourth, and current Lodge building, was laid on June 18, 1928, by the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Florida, Cary B. Fish. The Lodge was constructed at its current location in Downtown Tampa, on the corner of East Kennedy Boulevard and Morgan Street. The first Masonic Lodge meeting in the new Temple was called on February 19, 1929. On September 11, 1986, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

The building includes a large dining room, kitchen, officer offices, library, conference room, lounge area, and lodge room. The Lodge room is adorned with a 40 ft high, hand painted ceiling, and accommodates up to 450 Brothers and visitors. The Lodge rents out the three street-side rental units on the first floor to businesses. [4] [5]

Lodge members have included:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hillsborough County". Florida's History Through Its Places. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2010-04-18. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Miami-Dade County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-04-18.
  4. A Cornerstone of the Community, by RW C. Donald Prosser
  5. "Freemasons: Hillsborough Masonic Lodge Tampa Florida".
  6. 1 2 3 Hillsborough Temple No. 25 website