Pittsboro Masonic Lodge

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Pittsboro Masonic Lodge
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Pittsboro Masonic Lodge, March 2007
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LocationEast and Masonic Sts., Pittsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°43′13″N79°10′32″W / 35.72028°N 79.17556°W / 35.72028; -79.17556 Coordinates: 35°43′13″N79°10′32″W / 35.72028°N 79.17556°W / 35.72028; -79.17556
Arealess than one acre
Built1838 (1838)
Built byHanks, Martin
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference # 78001938 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1978

Pittsboro Masonic Lodge, also known as Columbus Lodge No. 102, is a historic Masonic Lodge located at Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. It was built in 1838, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style frame building. In 1846, it was enlarged by the addition of the distinctive pedimented second-story overhang carried on heavy square pillars. It is one of the oldest still-functioning Masonic halls in North Carolina. [2]

Pittsboro, North Carolina Town in North Carolina, United States

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Chatham County, North Carolina U.S. county in North Carolina

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Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Mary Ellen Gadski (n.d.). "Pittsboro Masonic Lodge" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.