Duluth Masonic Center

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Duluth Masonic Center
Duluth Masonic Temple
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Duluth Masonic Center viewed from the north
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Location4 W. 2nd Street, Duluth, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°47′16.5″N92°6′1″W / 46.787917°N 92.10028°W / 46.787917; -92.10028 Coordinates: 46°47′16.5″N92°6′1″W / 46.787917°N 92.10028°W / 46.787917; -92.10028
AreaLess than one acre
Built1905
Built byGeorge Lounsberry
ArchitectJohn J. Wangenstein
Architectural style Beaux-Arts
MPS Duluth's Central Business District, MPS
NRHP reference # 15000215 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 2015

The Duluth Masonic Center is a historic Masonic Temple in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1905 and continues to be Duluth's primary venue for Freemasonry. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015 under the name Duluth Masonic Temple for its significance in the themes of art and social history. It was nominated for being the longstanding focal point of Duluth's most influential fraternal organization. It was also nominated for the Egyptian-style frieze and 80 hand-painted stage backdrops (the largest operable collection still in Minnesota) contained in its Scottish Rite auditorium. [2]

A Masonic Temple or Masonic Hall is, within Freemasonry, the room or edifice where a Masonic Lodge meets. Masonic Temple may also refer to an abstract spiritual goal and the conceptual ritualistic space of a meeting.

Duluth, Minnesota City in Minnesota, United States

Duluth is a major port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Saint Louis County. Duluth has a population of 86,293 and is the 4th largest city in Minnesota. It is the 2nd largest city on Lake Superior, after Thunder Bay, Ontario. It has the largest metropolitan area on the lake, with a population of 279,771 in 2010, the second-largest in the state.

Freemasonry group of fraternal organizations

Freemasonry or Masonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. The degrees of Freemasonry retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Apprentice, Journeyman or fellow, and Master Mason. The candidate of these three degrees is progressively taught the meanings of the symbols of Freemasonry, and entrusted with grips, signs and words to signify to other members that he has been so initiated. The initiations are part allegorical morality play and part lecture. The three degrees are offered by Craft Freemasonry. Members of these organisations are known as Freemasons or Masons. There are additional degrees, which vary with locality and jurisdiction, and are usually administered by their own bodies. Historian Jasper Ridley argues that it is, "the World's Most Powerful Secret Society."

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Anderson, Rolf T. (2014-12-03). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Duluth Masonic Temple" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2015-12-08.