Russell Lodge No. 284

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Russell Lodge No. 284
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LocationPublic Square, Jamestown, Kentucky
Coordinates 36°59′3″N85°3′48″W / 36.98417°N 85.06333°W / 36.98417; -85.06333
Arealess than one acre
Built1939
Built byCrouch, Grover, & Son
ArchitectGaskins, Alvin
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No. 93001586 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1994

The Russell Lodge No. 284, also known as the Jamestown Masonic Lodge, on Public Square in Jamestown, Kentucky, is a Masonic Hall which was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

It is a two-story stone building. It has a 30 by 50 feet (9.1 m × 15.2 m) open area on its second floor. The first floor was renovated in 2019 and is currently the home of world famous Cumberland Guitars. [2]

Its 1993 NRHP nomination asserts that "In Kentucky, a rural state with limited ethnic diversity, fraternal organizations were the primary secular social group available to men (Martin: 216). The building is significant to us today insofar as it helps us to understand the vital role that such civic groups played in the cultural life of localities." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 L. Martin Perry (August 5, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jamestown Masonic Lodge / RU-37". National Park Service . Retrieved December 17, 2017. With five photos.