Old Masonic Hall (Bellville, Texas)

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Old Masonic Hall
Location15 N. Masonic St.,
Bellville, Texas
Coordinates 29°57′3″N96°15′28″W / 29.95083°N 96.25778°W / 29.95083; -96.25778 Coordinates: 29°57′3″N96°15′28″W / 29.95083°N 96.25778°W / 29.95083; -96.25778
Arealess than one acre
Built1886 (1886)
ArchitectJ.J. Stopple
NRHP reference # 86001611 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1986

The Old Masonic Hall (also known as Old Masonic Lodge Building) is a historic building in Bellville, Texas. Constructed in 1886, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1] Today, the building houses the headquarters of the Bellville Historical Society. [2]

Bellville, Texas City in Texas, United States

Bellville is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Austin County. The city's population was 4,097 at the 2010 census. Bellville was named for Thomas B. Bell, one of Stephen F. Austin's earliest colonists, after he and his brother donated land for the new county seat established by voters in 1846. San Felipe had been the county seat before the war for independence.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Cortera.com business directory listing for Bellville Historical Society