Masonic Hall (Waynesville, North Carolina)
Masonic Hall | |
Old Waynesville Masonic Hall, January 2019 | |
| Location | 37 Church St., Waynesville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°29′23″N 82°59′20″W / 35.48972°N 82.98889°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Peeps, W.H.; Phillips, W.C. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Part of | Waynesville Main Street Historic District |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000729[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 9, 1988 |
The Masonic Hall in Waynesville, North Carolina is a historic Masonic Lodge constructed in 1927 as a meeting hall for a local area Masonic Lodge.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
It is a three-story, Classical Revival-style steel frame and brick building. The Masons lost the building through bankruptcy in 1930. The building was renovated in 1973.[2]
It is also a contributing building in the Waynesville Main Street Historic District.
At a later date it was a private club and catering venue named "Gateway Club".[3]
Haywood County Register of Deeds records show that on April 12, 2019, Mandir Street LLC purchased the building for an estimated $885,000. The company, owned by Shan Arora and Satish Shah and named for a Hindi word that refers to the Church Street address, planned to use the building in a similar manner to the Gateway Club while respecting the history.[4]
The Scotsman Public House, an award winning celtic pub, now operates the 1st Floor. The Three Seven is now a meeting and venue space offering Suites on the second floor with offices for professional meetings, and the Grand Ballroom on the third floor.[5]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Carolyn A. Humphries (December 1987). "Masonic Hall" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ The Gateway Club website - History
- ^ Vaillancourt, Cory (April 17, 2019). "Waynesville's historic Masonic Temple building sold". Smoky Mountain News. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "The 37". Retrieved June 24, 2021.