Kansas City Masonic Temple
Kansas City Masonic Temple | |
| Location | 903 Harrison St., Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°6′11″N 94°34′13″W / 39.10306°N 94.57028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Kuykendall, J.C. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002365[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1980 |
The Masonic Temple in Kansas City, Missouri is a Neo-Classical Architecture building in the Beaux-Arts architecture tradition.[2] Designed by J.C. Sunderland,[3] the Masonic Cornerstone was laid October 8, 1910[4] and the building held a public dedication ceremony on September 30, 1911.[3]
Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman danced[5] in the 6,600 square foot[6] Tiffany Ballroom which prominently features plaster columns and an impressive Tiffany glass window array.[2]
The Kansas City Masonic Temple was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980[1] and as a film location with the Missouri Film Commission in 2013.[7] A restoration project was launched in 2017 to restore and preserve the building[8] for future generations.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Urban Explorers: Kansas City Masonic Temple - Historic Kansas City". Historic Kansas City. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ a b "The Kansas City Masonic Temple". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "1911 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri". issuu. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "KC's Masonic Temple still a swingin' spot with weekend of Lindy Hop". kansascity. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "The Kansas City Masonic Temple". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "Effort underway to save and renovate KC's Masonic Temple". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. June 6, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.