Wheatland Masonic Temple

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Wheatland Masonic Temple
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Location400 Front St., Wheatland, California
Coordinates 39°0′40″N121°25′20″W / 39.01111°N 121.42222°W / 39.01111; -121.42222 Coordinates: 39°0′40″N121°25′20″W / 39.01111°N 121.42222°W / 39.01111; -121.42222
Arealess than one acre
Built1898
Built byBovyer, E.A.
ArchitectCook, A.A.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 93001396 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 1993

The Wheatland Masonic Temple in Wheatland, California is a historic building constructed in 1898. The ground floor has been used as commercial space since its construction. Until 1948 the upper floor meeting rooms were used jointly by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Freemasons. In 1948 the Masons bought out the Odd Fellows. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Detail work on the temple Wheatland Masonic Temple, detail.jpg
Detail work on the temple

It was designed by Sacramento architect A. A. Cook who also designed:

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. NRHP nomination document
  3. Winchell T. Hayward (March 18, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Odd Fellows Building / Odd Fellows Hall". National Park Service . Retrieved October 16, 2016. with four photos from 1976