Negro Masonic Hall

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Negro Masonic Hall
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Location3615--3619 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates 38°38′49″N90°13′37″W / 38.64694°N 90.22694°W / 38.64694; -90.22694
Arealess than one acre
Built1886
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 93000262 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1993

The Negro Masonic Hall in St. Louis, Missouri (also known as the Prince Hall Grand Lodge #2) was a historic building built in 1886. Originally constructed as a commercial building, it was purchased by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Missouri (a Masonic Grand Lodge) in 1909 and remodeled as a meeting hall. While the Grand Lodge itself moved to a new location in 1951, several of its subordinate lodges continued to meet in the building until the 1986s. At this point the building was abandoned and deteriorated. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1] It was demolished after a devastating fire in 1995. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. National Register of Historic Places registration form
  3. City of Saint Louis website - City Landmarks