<p>The E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse is a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C. that is home to the USA District Court for the District of Columbia and the USA Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Since 2009, it has also been the meeting location for the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.</p><br>
<p>The Prettyman Courthouse is located on Constitution Avenue in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, across from the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. It opened in 1952 and was expanded with an annex in 2005.</p><br>
<h2>Significance</h2><br>
<p>The Prettyman Courthouse is one of the last buildings constructed in the Judiciary Square and Municipal Center complex, an important civic enclave since the 1820s. It constitutes an almost entirely unaltered example of early 1950s Stripped Classicism, a non-representational abstraction of the classical style that permeated institutional (especially government) architecture after the Second World War.</p><br>
<p>President Harry S. Truman laid the cornerstone on June 27, 1950, and the building opened in November 1952.</p><br>
<p>It was listed by the National Register of Historic Places and is a contributing property to the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. It was renamed in 1997 in honor of E. Barrett Prettyman, the former Chief Judge of the USA Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.</p><br>
<h2>Architectural description</h2><br>
<p>The courthouse was built on Reservation 10, a site bounded by Constitution Avenue, Third Street, C Street and John Marshall Place. The building faces south across Constitution Avenue towards the Mall, and was erected on the northwest quadrant of its site. This placement accommodated driveways along the south and west facades, and along with the subsequent plazas and landscaping, provided a buffer between the colonnades of the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse and the verdant Mall, onto which it opened before I.M Pei&#39;s 1970 addition to the National Gallery.</p><br>
<p>With construction starting in 1949, the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse was the last addition to a neighborhood of important civic and municipal structures. Known as the Municipal Center, this neighborhoods history of civic activity dates to the 1820 completion of George Hadfields Old City Hall. In 1932, a formal plan for a Municipal Center, bounded by Constitution Avenue and G Street between 3rd and 6th streets, was designed. By 1934, municipal, police, and juvenile courts had been built on the site; however, the current site of the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse was left vacant due to budgetary concerns. The site was used as a parking lot until 1949 when construction on the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse commenced on the southeastern corner of the Municipal Center site.</p><br>
<p>While composing the buildings exterior, Louis Justement, the architect, employed the grand scale and urban presence of pre-war federal architecture, but relied on "simplicity and architectural expression based on adaptation to functions". The buildings H-plan was generally composed of an eight-floor rectangular block that intersected two perpendicular six-story wings on the east and west elevations. These secondary pavilions projected forty feet beyond the main building envelope to the north and south, and provided 20-foot setbacks at the sixth floor. A repetitive vertical fenestration pattern classically organized according to base, body, and attic, with recessed aluminum windows surmounted by Virginia serpentine spandrels, unified the main block with its flanking elements. Juxtaposition between the buildings dark attenuated verticals with the light, planar mass of its limestone walls also alluded to the traditional colonnades seen in the Municipal Center buildings of Harris and Wyeth, Crets Folger Shakespeare library of 1928-32 and even to Justements own architecture of the 1920s and 30s. (Note that Justement used no pediments, entablatures, or porticoes, as seen in the Municipal Center, Judiciary Square and Federal Triangle Buildings.) These traditional references were further enhanced by the incised flute-like lines of the window returns, and the buildings tripartite organization. The base (first floor) used floor-to-ceiling openings for both windows and doors. A projecting granite frame defined these voids and separated the lower portion from the piers above. The rigorous colonnade then marched across floors 2-4 on the side pavilions and floors 2-5 of the central block. Smaller square windows on the fifth floor of the side wings and the sixth floor of the central block defined the attic floor of the classically organized facade.</p><br>
<p>Although the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse exterior showed strong classical influences in its fundamental geometric articulation, its facades also reveal interest in the modern aesthetic. The facade composition relied on the juxtaposition of dark attenuated verticals with light, planar sheets of limestone. This architectural reliance on the subtle (light, shadow, and richness of material) indirectly responded to the increasing popularity of Modernism. One contemporary writer labeled the building "a rather conservative version of modern architecture... in order not the conflict with the traditional architecture of the other buildings on the Federal Triangle." Chief Justice Harold M. Stephens comment recounted a fundamental element of modernism: "We wanted the building to be functional, not monumental." As a dual classical/modern expression, the building remains a period work, and evidences the federal governments search for new architectural identities in the wake of the Great Depression and the Second World War.</p><br>
<p>Formally, the buildings massing and articulation responded to an established government style, the stripped classical. This style was promoted chiefly through the work of Paul Philippe Cret, who sat on numerous local, national, and international architectural juries, held a 34-year tenure at the University of Pennsylvania and served as a member of the tenets of European modernism, but married them with a traditional and classical design vocabulary. Through its symmetrical mass, attenuated verticals and vaguely cubist sculptural element, the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse recalls the work of Cret, Wyeth, and USA Supervising Architect of the Treasury, Louis A. Simon. Justement arranged the buildings interior spaces in such a way that the building would "not only provide adequate quarters for the efficient operation of the Circuit and District Courts and their allied activities for a number of years to come, but would also provide for the convenience and comfort of the judges, attorneys, jurors, witnesses and others who will be required to use the building." These diverse functions mandated innovative programmatic solutions. To give adequate security and segregate public from private spaces, Justement adopted a unique network of primary and secondary circulation, with five distinct transportation cores and a series of main hallways flanked by ancillary circulation spaces. Justement placed the two courts on separate floors to isolate and separate their functions from one another. The District Court occupied most of the floors: two, four and six. The Court of Appeals, which did not require jury deliberation space to as many courtrooms, occupied floors three and five.</p><br>
<p>The first six floors of the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse were similar in plan. Four elevators opened into a small lobby that accessed the main, double-loaded east-west corridor. The main hallway traveled nearly the entire width of the building and intersected secondary corridors at each end. The secondary corridors, which traveled north-south, provided access to the office spaces. On floors two, four, five, and six, the secondary corridors also connected to guarded entrances, which controlled access to private judges&#39; corridors. The length of the secondary corridors varied by floor. Courtrooms, however, appeared in set locations. Floors two and four each held seven courtrooms. The courtrooms on the second floor feature recycled mahogany wood, including pieces from the last Supreme Court renovation that began in 2003. The wood makes up the general public seating pews as well as the wall panels. The north side of the main corridors on each floor accessed six courtrooms, while the seventh was accessed from the south side of the corridors. The sixth floor followed an identical arrangement, but held only six courtrooms. The ceremonial courtroom occupied the space of two typical courtrooms.</p><br>
<p>Aside from the separation of the District and Appeals Courts, a hierarchical and segregated plan was essential to ensure the security and privacy of all trial participants. Justement&#39;s design had to prevent chance encounters between jurors, lawyers, judges and the public. To do so, he enclosed all courtrooms within a perimeter of office spaces and corridors, limiting external stimuli, such as light and noise. Moreover, three distinct circulation networks guaranteed that prisoners, judges, lawyers and jurors would interact only in the controlled environment of the courtroom. This arrangement forced Justement to literally wrap, both vertically and horizontally, his circulation matrices around each courtroom.</p><br>
<p>Not only did Justements plan create separate zones of circulation, but it also incorporated separate spaces devoted to the various trial participants, placing all court activities under one roof. The courthouse had designated facilities for courtrooms, judges, jurors, witnesses, prisoners, and lawyers. For instance, judges and their clerks were ensconced in chambers located conveniently near each judges courtroom, while lawyers congregated in a conference room adjacent to the courtroom floor. Jurors waited in a large, private lounge and were often sequestered in dormitory rooms on the Courthouse&#39;s 7th and 8th floors. Even the media had a press room, with booths for transcribing notes. Furthermore, public telephones were placed on every floor.</p><br>
<p>The building had three main first-floor pedestrian entrances, located on the south, east, and west elevations. A secondary employee entrance and a prisoner entrance were located on the north elevation. All four entrances directly accessed the first floor&#39;s main east-west corridor. The following list describes the spaces originally contained on each floor.</p><br>
<p>Basement: The basement housed a kitchen, cafeteria, prisoner holding cells, custodial offices, locker rooms, parking garage, pistol range, and mechanical spaces.</p><br>
<p>First Floor: The west half of this floor was reserved for the USA Marshal&#39;s offices, the Probation Officer, the USA Commissioner and the Superintendent of the building. The east half of the floor was reserved for the Clerk of the District Court, the Health Unit and the Register of Wills. (No courtrooms originally existed on this floor).</p><br>
<p>Second Floor: The second floor contained seven District Courtrooms, including adjacent judges chambers, as well as the Domestic Relations Commissioner, the Veterans Commissioner, the Commission on Mental Health and the Referee of Bankruptcy, all of which were District Court functions.</p><br>
<p>Third Floor: The offices of the USA Attorney occupied the west, south, and east sides of the third floor. The Library of the District of Columbia Bar Association and the offices of the Assignment Commissioner of the District Court, were located on the north edge of this floor. Two Grand Jury Rooms appeared on the southern edge of the main east-west corridor. (No courtrooms appeared on this floor).</p><br>
<p>Fourth Floor: This floor held seven courtrooms, and associated judges chambers, prisoners holding cells and jury rooms. It also contained separate lounges for jurors, witnesses and lawyers. A Press Room, 13 three-room court reporter suites and offices for the Court Auditor and Jury Commissioner were also located on this floor.</p><br>
<p>Fifth Floor: This entire floor was devoted to the Court of Appeals. It contained a single courtroom, nine judges chambers, and two smaller retired judges chambers, two conference rooms, offices for the Clerk of the Court of Appeals and the Marshal of the Court of Appeals. The fifth floor held a second law library, which was shared by both the District and Appeals Courts.</p><br>
<p>Sixth Floor: The sixth floor had six courtrooms, one of which was a double wide ceremonial courtroom. This floor additionally had associated judges chambers, jury rooms, the judges dining room and the District Court Committee on Admissions and Grievances.</p><br>
<p>Seventh and Eighth Floors: These floors contained jury sequestration rooms and spaces for mechanical equipment.</p><br>
<p>Henry F. Spaulding Coachman&#39;s House is a historic home at 4970 Independence Avenue in Riverdale, Bronx, New York City. It was built about 1880 and is representative of the Stick-Eastlake style. The main section is a -story cottage dwelling with board and batten siding. It features jigsaw ornament, twin chimneys, and a polychromed slate roof.</p><br>
<p>The house, originally located in Wave Hill across the street, was moved to its present location in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.</p><br>
<p>The Tulpehocken Station Historic District is a historic area in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Large suburban houses were built in the area from about 1850 to 1900 in a variety of styles including Carpenter Gothic, Italianate, and Bracketed as part of the Picturesque Movement of architecture. In the 1870s styles moved toward High Victorian and Second Empire. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and it covers about six square blocks, bounded by McCallum Street on the north, the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks on the south, Tulpehocken Street on the west, and Walnut Lane on the east. Thirty-seven buildings in the district are considered to be significant and 118 are considered to be contributing, with only 13 considered to be intrusions.</p><br>
<h2>Contributing properties</h2><br>
<p>Among the 80 acre district&#39;s 155 contributing properties are:</p><br>
<p>Kimball House, 144 West Walnut Lane, built 1860</p><br>
<p>Ebenezer Maxwell House, 200 W. Tulpehocken St., built 1859</p><br>
<p>Mitchell House, 200 W. Walnut Lane, built c. 1856</p><br>
<p>Reformed Episcopal Church of the Atonement, 6100 Greene St., built 1929</p><br>
<p>St. Peter&#39;s Episcopal Church of Germantown, 6000 Wayne Ave., built 1873</p><br>
<p>Tulpehocken Station, 314 West Tulpehocken St., built 1878</p><br>
<p>Van Dyke Residence, 150 West Walnut Lane, built c. 1860</p><br>
<p>The White River Bridge is a five-span Warren deck truss bridge located near Beaver, Carroll County, Arkansas. It carries USA Route 62 over the White River for 786.90 ft. Each span is about 128 ft in length and is mounted on concrete piers or abutments. The bridge was built in 1950-52 by the Forcum-James Company of Dyersburg, Tennessee. It was the last of eleven deck-truss bridges built in the state, and is the only one of its type in the county.</p><br>
<p>The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.</p><br>
<p>The Sidney Waterworks and Electric Light Building is a historic structure on the east side of Sidney, Ohio, United States. Erected in 1873,</p><br>
<p>Built on a limestone foundation, the buildings four floors have always been used for distinct purposes. While the buildings machinery was located on the lower two floors, the upper two floors were used for residential purposes.</p><br>
<p>In 1978, the Sidney Waterworks and Electric Light Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its historical and architectural significance. As an early utility plant, the building is important in statewide history, and it is architecturally notable because of its western facade, which faces the Great Miami River. Today, the entire structure is used as a house.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple is a historic building located at Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia. It was designed by the Baltimore architectural firm Baldwin & Pennington, built in 1906–1907, and is a large, five-story, three bay mixed use commercial building with a mezzanine, a balcony, a partial sixth floor and a full basement. It measures 55 feet wide, 109 feet deep, and 90 feet high. The buildings has a steel and reinforced concrete structure and is faced in beige brick with extensive terra cotta detailing. The building was commissioned by Fairmont Lodge No. 9 , and is in the Beaux-Arts style.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.</p><br>
<p>Island Home Park is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located in the southeastern part of the city along the Tennessee River. Developed as a streetcar suburb in the early 1900s, the neighborhood retains most of its original houses and streetscapes, and is home to the city&#39;s largest concentration of Bungalow-style houses. In 1994, several dozen houses in Island Home Park were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Island Home Park Historic District.</p><br>
<p>What is now Island Home Park was originally part of a farm, named "Island Home," established by Knoxville businessman and philanthropist Perez Dickinson (1813&ndash;1901) in the 1870s. The completion of the Gay Street Bridge in 1898 led to the commercial and residential development of the South Knoxville area, and the Island Home Park neighborhood was established the following year. For much of its early existence, Island Home Park was home to a number of professionals and managers involved in Knoxville&#39;s wholesaling trade and other industries.</p><br>
<p>The campus of the Tennessee School for the Deaf developed adjacent to Island Home Park in the 1920s, and the Knoxville Downtown Island Airport developed on Dickinson&#39;s Island adjacent to the neighborhood during the 1930s.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>Island Home Park is located along the south bank of the Tennessee River, just southeast of Knoxvilles downtown area. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by the river on the north, the Tennessee School for the Deaf campus to the east, and Island Home Avenue on the west and south. Dickinsons Island, home to the Downtown Island Airport, is located in the middle of the river at River Mile 650.</p><br>
<p>Island Home Boulevard, a true boulevard with the right and left lanes divided by a grassy median, bisects the center of the Island Home Park neighborhood. Along with adjacent Spence Place and Fisher Place, it contains the neighborhood&#39;s oldest houses. Newer areas have developed to the south and west.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Knoxville businessman Perez Dickinson purchased what is now Island Home Park from Colonel Thomas Spence in 1869. Dickinson, originally a professor at East Tennessee College, cofounded the successful wholesaling firm, Cowan and Dickinson, in 1831, and helped establish the firm, Cowan, McClung and Company, just before the Civil War. Dickinson built a large Italianate house (now part of the TSD campus) on the property in 1875, and in subsequent years developed the land into a cattle farm. Dickinson named the farm "Island Home" after the island in the adjacent stretch of the Tennessee River (this island is now known as Dickinson&#39;s Island).</p><br>
<p>Dickinson&#39;s Island Home farm covered 600 acre, with 200 acre criss-crossed by white picket fences. Island Home also served as a gathering place for various clubs and societies.</p><br>
<p>The development of the Island Home Park neighborhood began with the completion of the "new" Gay Street Bridge in 1898. This new bridge was equipped with trolley tracks, connecting for the first time Knoxville and South Knoxville via trolley. The Island Home Park Company was founded in 1899 for the purpose of establishing a suburb on land acquired from Dickinson.</p><br>
<p>Like most of Knoxvilles early streetcar suburbs, such as Old North Knoxville and Fourth and Gill, Island Home Parks original residents consisted of middle and upper middle class medical and financial professionals, factory and retail managers, and Tennessee Valley Authority engineers and specialists. One notable early resident was actor John Cullum, who has spoken fondly of the neighborhood.</p><br>
<p>The Tennessee School for the Deaf moved to its present campus immediately east of Island Home Park in 1924, after selling its original school building on Western Avenue to the City of Knoxville for use as a city hall. The Downtown Island Airport is rooted in a charter flight service established by early Knoxville aviator Tom Kesterson on Dickinson&#39;s Island in 1930.</p><br>
<h2>Island Home Park Historic District</h2><br>
<p>The Island Home Park Historic District consists of 91 contributing houses situated along Island Home Boulevard, Spence Place, Fisher Place, and Maplewood. The two stone gateposts at the neighborhood&#39;s western entrance are listed as contributing objects, and the trolley turnaround just inside the gateposts and the median along Island Home Boulevard are listed as contributing sites. Bungalow, Craftsman, and Tudor Revival are the most common architectural styles.</p><br>
<h3>Notable houses</h3><br>
<p>1900 Maplewood Drive, a one-story Bungalow-style house built between 1900 and 1910, apparently predating the general establishment of the Island Home Park neighborhood. This house is listed on the Register as 1900 Spence Place.</p><br>
<p>1936 Maplewood Drive, a one-story Craftsman-style house built c. 1915 to 1920. This house is listed on the Register as 1936 Spence Place.</p><br>
<p>2004 Spence Place, a two-story brick Colonial Revival-style house with French tile roof covering, built c. 1920. This was the home of Dual-Use Company president and Knoxville mayor Ernest Neal during the late 1920s.</p><br>
<p>2036 Spence Place, a two-story Craftsman-style house built c. 1916. This house was the home of Knoxville judge and businessman John L. Greer, best known as the owner of 1975 Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure.</p><br>
<p>2100 Spence Place, a two-story brick Tudor Revival house built c. 1927. During the 1930s, this house was home to TVA engineer Carl Bock, who helped design Norris, Wheeler, Pickwick, Hiwassee, and Kentucky dams.</p><br>
<p>2000 Island Home Boulevard, a Craftsman-style house with a Neoclassical-style front porch, built c. 1915.</p><br>
<p>2103 Island Home Boulevard, a one-story Craftsman-style house built c. 1915. The house was originally home to Holt Engineering Company founder and Gatlinburg city manager Herbert Holt.</p><br>
<p>2200 Island Home Boulevard, a one-story Tudor Revival house built c. 1926. This house was originally home to Flenniken Construction Company president and Knoxville city commissioner John Flenniken and his wife, Laura. Country music pioneer Archie Campbell may have lived in a guest house on the property in 1936.</p><br>
<p>2221 Island Home Boulevard (Platt House), a two-story American Foursquare house built c. 1915. The Platt family, which moved into the house in 1928, consisted of Southern Railway roadmaster Joseph Platt, his wife, Elizabeth, and son, Samuel. Samuel Platt, who continued to reside in the house until the 1960s, grew up to become a prominent local physician, and served as president of the Knoxville Academy of Medicine.</p><br>
<p>2222 Island Home Boulevard, a one-story Craftsman-style house built c. 1917. This house was initially the home of Knoxville office supply entrepreneur William A. McCallie.</p><br>
<p>2227 Island Home Boulevard, a two-story Tudor Revival house built c. 1932.</p><br>
<p>2237 Island Home Boulevard, a two-story Craftsman-style house with Prairie School influence, built c. 1912. During the 1930s and 1940s, this was the home of C. M. McClung and Company manager George A. Mary.</p><br>
<p>2245 Island Home Boulevard, a two-story Tudor Revival house built in 1927.</p><br>
<p>2316 Island Home Boulevard, a one-story Craftsman-style house built c. 1927. This house was originally home to long-time Knoxville Electric Company owner Lewis P. Self.</p><br>
<p>2321 Island Home Boulevard ("Jeweland"), a two-story Bungalow-style house with massive cobblestone pillars, built c. 1910.</p><br>
<p>The Tall Pines Inn is a historic log cabin resort located at the junction of Pivot Rock Road and United States Route 62 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Established in 1947, it features six rustic cabins built from surrounding forests and modernized to meet the needs of today&#39;s traveler. Besides these cabins, which are of log construction, the inn has three suites which are part of the original log residence , twelve other cabins/suites with wood siding, and a swimming pool.</p><br>
<p>The Innkeeper&#39;s house and the six original log cabins were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, as an excellent local example of Rustic architecture.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple in Yakima, Washington is a historic building constructed in 1911. Designed in 1909 by prominent Tacoma architect Frederick Heath in collaboration with Yakima architect William W. DeVeaux, while French Second-empire in design on the exterior, the lodges interiors were designed based on contemporary knowledge of King Solomons Temple at Jerusalem and would even incorporate stone from what was believed to be the same quarry used by Solomon. One of Yakimas largest building projects of the era, construction of the concrete and steel-frame skyscraper would last over a year from late 1910 to early 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. For many years it served as a meeting hall for Yakimas Masonic Lodges, however no lodges meet in the building today.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple Building  is a historic Prairie-style building in Oak Park, Illinois, at the corner of Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street. It is in the Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District and was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.</p><br>
<p>The building is one of only a few commercial buildings built in the Prairie School architectural style.</p><br>
<p>Oak Parks Masonic lodges were among the buildings first tenants. The building is now known as the Scoville Square building and houses retail business on the ground floor and offices on its upper floors.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple in Evansville, Indiana, USA, is a building from 1913. It was designed by the local architects Shopbell & Company in Classical Revival style. The building measures 72 x 104 feet, with four stories above ground and a basement. The exterior walls of the first two floors are faced with stone and the stories above are trimmed with both stone and terracotta. The interior floors and partitions are supported by steel columns and girders, also following the Roman classic order.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple hosts the Lessing and Reed Lodges, mentioned above, and two additional lodges chartered long after the building was completed. The two additional lodges are the Constellation Lodge No. 748 and Daylight Lodge No. 752. All lodges are chartered by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Indiana.</p><br>
<p>The fourth floor of the temple is the York Rite floor. Evansville York Rite is composed of three separately chartered Masonic organizations. Each is chartered by their respective grand body of the State of Indiana. The three organizations are Evansville Chapter No. 12 Royal Arch Masons, Simpson Council No. 23 Cryptic Masons and La Valette Commandery No. 15 Knights Templar.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic Lodge located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was designed by architect Charles R. Weatherhogg  and built in 1926. It is a 12 story, rectangular Classical Revival style steel frame building faced with Indiana limestone. The front facade features four five-story Ionic order columns alternating with window openings.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.</p><br>
<p>The Johnson County Museum of History is a local historical museum located in Franklin, Indiana. The museum is run by the Johnson County Historical Society. The museum officially opened in 1931, under the name "Johnson County Museum." It was organized by the local Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.</p><br>
<p>Originally located in a small room at the county courthouse, the museum has grown over the years, making it necessary to relocate. In 1963 it moved to the Suckow home, and in 1989 it moved again to its current building.</p><br>
<h2>About the Museum</h2><br>
<p>The Johnson County Museum of History has been in existence since 1931. Originally, historical artifacts were on display in store windows in downtown Franklin. The local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution were able to organize efforts for a museum in 1931.</p><br>
<p>The original museum was located in a small room at the Johnson County Courthouse. The gallery was later moved to the Suckow home in Franklin in 1963. In 1989 Johnson County officials along with the Johnson County Historical Society combined to purchase the former Masonic Temple in Franklin located at 135 Main Street, and moved into the space in 1991. The museum is currently operating at the same address.</p><br>
<p>The museum currently offers permanent and seasonal exhibits, various programs and events, a genealogy library with original Johnson County and surrounding area records, a gift shop, and an 1830s cabin located next to the museum.</p><br>
<h2>Permanent Exhibits</h2><br>
<p>Early Inhabitants</p><br>
<p>Contains Native American artifacts, tools, weapons, and fur trade items.</p><br>
<p>Johnson County Pioneer Settlers</p><br>
<p>Contains original artifacts, Conestoga wagon reproduction, a replica fiddler with playable audio, and replica children&#39;s clothing.</p><br>
<p>Victorian Life</p><br>
<p>Contains a Victorian Parlor reproduction complete with clothing, furniture, and accessories.</p><br>
<p>Indiana Infantry in the Civil War</p><br>
<p>Contains original photographs and Civil War regalia, equipment and weaponry used in the war, and a mock encampment scene.</p><br>
<p>Serving County and Country</p><br>
<p>Contains memorabilia from the Spanish–American War to present day, historic items and photographs, authentic World War II attire, and historical contents from Camp Atterbury in nearby Edinburgh, Indiana.</p><br>
<p>The Fabulous &#39;50s</p><br>
<p>Contains a replica diner scene, 1953 Chrysler Imperial, drive-in marquee, authentic 1950s popcorn machine used in the Artcraft Theatre, and other 1950s regalia.</p><br>
<p>Artwork</p><br>
<p>Includes works of art from local Johnson County artists past and present.</p><br>
<h2>Genealogy Library</h2><br>
<p>The museum has access to Johnson County records resources. The records include marriage record books, guardianship records, tax records, court records, inventory and sales records, military and veteran records, school yearbooks and records, local township records, written town histories, cemetery records, church records, oral histories, records from 28 surrounding counties and 11 states, and more.</p><br>
<h2>Building</h2><br>
<p>The museum&#39;s current building was designed by the architecture firm Shopbell, Fowler, and Thole and constructed as a Masonic Temple between 1922 and 1924 by Franklin Lodge No. 107 (a lodge of Freemasons) who used it as their meeting place until 1987.</p><br>
<p>The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Although it had already been converted to a museum by that time, it is listed under the name Masonic Temple in the register.</p><br>
<p>Muncie&#39;s Masonic Temple is a historic fraternal lodge building located in Muncie, Indiana. The building is now only used by the Cornerstone Center for the Arts. The Muncie Masonic Temple is in the Gothic Revival style, and was designed and built during the height of the City Beautiful Movement.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>This six-story Masonic Temple is the third meeting hall constructed by the Freemasons in the city of Muncie, and well-known Muncie architect Cuno Kibele was commissioned for the project. The land was acquired by the Masons to accommodate a new building that would handle the rapid increase in membership during the period known as the Golden Age of Fraternalism. The cornerstone was laid according to Masonic tradition on 30 October 1920, and construction was completed in 1926 at a final cost of around $1 million.</p><br>
<h2>Construction</h2><br>
<p>The first rough estimates for the construction were around $250,000. Each organization within the fraternity was to have its own assembly room. Plans were changed, however, when the Ball brothers offered up a $150,000 donation in order to add an auditorium to the structure. Frank C. Ball, in particular, stated that his hope was to provide a place for high-level entertainments to be held in Muncie and that he saw the construction of the new Masonic temple as a perfect place."Several years ago when our brothers Will and Ed were with us we talked several times of providing an auditorium for the benefit of the citizens of Muncie, where recitals, lectures, concerts, and entertainments of various kinds, of a high order, could be given. The control and management of such an auditorium was a difficult one to decide, and it was not decided until the time when the Masonic Order was planning to build a new temple. Ed, who was deeply interested in Masonry (he being Thirty-third Degree Mason), suggested that we build an auditorium in connection with the temple and place it under control of the Masonic Order."The six stories are divided into three main levels, each with a corresponding mezzanine above it. The first level originally contained a banquet hall and 1,600-seat auditorium, which were intended for use by the community. The second and third levels featured ceremonial meeting rooms reserved for Masonic lodges and appendant organizations that included the York Rite (Royal Arch, Cryptic Masons, and the Masonic Order of the Knights Templar), Order of the Eastern Star, DeMolay for boys, and Job&#39;s Daughters for girls. A large assembly hall on the third floor was designed so that the marching drill teams of the Knights Templar could practice their maneuvers indoors during inclement weather.</p><br>
<h2>Artwork</h2><br>
<p>German-born mural artist Gustave A. Brand (1862-1944) was commissioned to create twenty-two giant paintings for the two Masonic lodge meeting rooms of the Muncie Temple. These huge 12 x 14 paintings depict scenes from both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, and several feature King Solomon and Solomon&#39;s Temple in Jerusalem. The scenes were painted on canvas and are permanently affixed to the walls on all four sides of the lodge rooms.</p><br>
<p>Brand came to prominence as an artist in America in 1887 after assisting his former art teacher, the French artist Paul Philippoteaux, in painting a massive panoramic cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg that was made a permanent tourist attraction in Chicago in 1890. When the German government agreed to sponsor a pavilion at Chicagos 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition, Brand was hired to paint its several impressive murals depicting German industry, art, and culture. After the end of the fair, he remained in Chicago for the rest of his life and created hundreds of paintings and murals for schools, churches and other public buildings. The Muncie Masonic Temple was one of several Masonic buildings Brand created original paintings for. He generally signed his paintings with only his first name, Gustave, followed by three dots in a triangular pattern, a symbol known by Freemasons to indicate he was a Master Mason.</p><br>
<h2>Historical significance</h2><br>
<p>The construction of the Muncie Masonic Temple was considered a major event for a number of different reasons. For one, the building was widely considered to be a crowning achievement in the city of Muncie. This was due to its architectural styling. While simple, it was still considered to be one of the most beautiful and highly recognizable landmarks in the city upon completion. Second, there was also a large draw in terms of the mystery and intrigue that surrounded the fraternal order of the Freemasons. More specifically, the peoples interest in the buildings cornerstone garnered much attention. The addition of the auditorium to its original plans also gave the city of Muncie one of its first major entertainment venues.</p><br>
<p>While the architecture of the building was not especially unusual for its period, the addition of the Gustave Brand murals in the Temples two lodge meeting rooms was quite unique, especially since the Biblical scenes depicted in the colossal paintings werent all specifically related to the biblical passages that were the basis of Masonic rituals. It remains the only Masonic temple in Indiana originally decorated in this manner, and few American Masonic halls anywhere in the country had this type of permanent custom artwork on such a grand scale.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple is a historic building located in Stuart, Iowa, United States. The Des Moines architectural firm of Merrill and Smith designed the building in a combination of the Romanesque Revival and the Colonial Revival styles. The Romanesque Revival influence is found in the use of round-arched windows on the upper floors and the main entry on the first floor. The Colonial Revival influence is found in the clock tower, the stepped roof cornice, and the multi-pane transoms above the second-floor windows.</p><br>
<p>The Masons built the structure in 1894. Originally the first floor housed commercial space, with professional offices on the second floor and Masonic Order occupied the third and fourth floors. The Masons sold the building in 1970. The first floor continues to house retail space and residential apartments are located on the upper floors. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple in Salina, Kansas is a monumental Classical Revival-style building, completed in 1927. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.</p><br>
<h2>Overview</h2><br>
<p>It is 125x170 ft in plan. It was built of steel reinforced concrete, and clad in limestone and marble. It has deep foundations, with an exterior of Carthage stone up to the second floor.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>On March 2, 1895, the previous Masonic building, which was reportedly the finest in the state, had been destroyed by fire started by sparks blown by strong wind from the burning neighboring Ober building,</p><br>
<p>Construction of the second, and current, building broke ground in late 1920. It was planned to be enclosed by January 1, 1922 and entirely completed by 1923. It was to be one of the most modern, though not the largest, Masonic temples in the country. Construction was prepaid by the owner, in progressive stages, with no insurance.</p><br>
<p>On July 11, 1921, with of construction completed, the steel-reinforced "skeleton concrete work" structure indicated imminent collapse with about thirty seconds of notice. The workers quickly failed to reinforce the collapse, prompting evacuation, so they jumped from the fifth floor, down each floor, and fled. The Salina Daily Union reported: "The posts that were supporting the concrete roof, it is said, were not strong enough The vast columns of reinforced steel were seen to tremble The top of the dome of the dining room, which was the top of the fifth floor, dropped to the next floor, and carried it with other floors to the ground, and pulling with it columns, pillars, joist, and false frame work. It makes a frightful mess." It sounded like an earthquake for several blocks. Three workers were injured and none killed. Two thirds of the structure collapsed with of damage. Schmitt was telegraphed and traveled from Oklahoma City to assess the cause.</p><br>
<p>Schmitt was replaced by architect Isaac L. Zerbe of the firm Wilmarth & Zerbe, and "apparently the contractor freely consulted both plans in completing the construction".</p><br>
<p>On January 30, 1922, the two upper floors were destroyed by fire with damages of to. The organizations paper records were rescued. Several stores located on the first floor suffered water damage, and the firefighters and utility wires were coated in ice from all the water. The cause was a major explosion from a gas leak, which was heard across town like thunder. The most "mourned" loss was the pipe organ on the second floor, installed in 1911 and reportedly the best in Kansas. The disaster prompted discussion of the enlargement of the citys fire department.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple in Paducah, Kentucky was a historic building dating from 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.</p><br>
<p>Originally constructed by several local Prince Hall Masonic lodges, the building had retail shops on the ground floor, and lodge meeting rooms on the upper floors. In 1975 the Masons moved to new premises, and the building became purely commercial in nature. It was still standing in 2002 when nominated for the National Register of Historic Places, but has subsequently been torn down.</p><br>
<p>The Prince Hall Masonic Temple is a historic building located at 1335 North Boulevard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.</p><br>
<p>Originally designed in 1924 as a meeting hall for the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, the building housed the Temple Theatre and the Temple Roof Garden, which represented two major point of entertainment for African-American citizens of Baton Rouge. The Temple Theatre is the last remaining of the three city theatres for the large black population, the other two (the Grand Theatre and the McKinley Theatre) are no more in existence. The Temple Roof Garden was particularly popular amongst youth clubs for the dances held until the late 1930s and 1940s.</p><br>
<p>The building was purchased by the Prince Hall Freemasons in 1948. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.</p><br>
<p>It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 2, 1994.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple in Shreveport, Louisiana is a historic building located at 1805 Creswell Avenue in Shreveport, Louisiana. Built in 1937 in Moderne style, it is a two-story brick building designed by architect Theodore Flaxman, who indicated that he was strongly influenced by the curvilinear buildings of European modernist Erich Mendelsohn.</p><br>
<p>The building was a contributing property of Highland Historic District since its creation in 1987, and was subsequently enlisted as an individual property on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.</p><br>
<p>The former Masonic Temple is a historic commercial and social building at Main and High Streets in downtown Belfast, Maine. Built in 1877, it is one of the city&#39;s most elaborately decorated buildings, featuring Masonic symbols. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. While there are active Masonic organizations in Belfast, they now meet in a modern facility on Wight Street.</p><br>
<h2>Description and history</h2><br>
<p>Belfast&#39;s former Masonic Temple is located in the commercial heart of the city, at the northeast corner of Main and High Streets. It is a -story masonry structure, built out of red brick with stone trim, resting on a granite foundation. It is capped by a mansard roof, and has a four-story mansard-roofed tower prominently set at the street corner. The ground floor houses commercial storefronts, with the main entrance centered on the facade facing High Street, flanked by engaged columns and topped by an elaborate stone hood with brackets. Windows on the upper levels are set in segmented-arch openings, with keystones. The mansard roof is pierced by dormers with one or two sash windows, topped by small gables. The tower is crested by a small corniced battlement.</p><br>
<p>It includes a 40x46 ft lodge room, with a 21 ft ceiling, filling the third and fourth floors on the south side of the building.</p><br>
<p>The first Masonic organization in Belfast, the Phoenix Lodge, was founded in 1817. By 1875 there were four organization, whose meetings were held in a hall in the old High School on Church street. That building was destroyed by fire in 1875, prompting the construction of this building. The land was purchased in 1877, and the building erected the following year. It was designed by George M. Harding of Boston, Massachusetts.</p><br>
<p>In 1995, the Masonic Temple Association sold the building, and Belfast Lodge #24 moved to a new building on Wight Street.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple is a historic commercial and fraternal society building at 415 Congress Street in downtown Portland, Maine. Built in 1911 to a design by local architect Frederick A. Tompson, it is one of the citys finest examples of Beaux Arts architecture, and houses some of the states grandest interior spaces. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.</p><br>
<h2>Description and history</h2><br>
<p>The Portland Masonic Temple occupies a prominent position in the citys downtown, set between City Hall and the First Parish Church on the north side of Congress Street, the citys main commercial thoroughfare. Its construction saw the demolition of the Chase Hotel, the previous home and office of physician Edwin F. Vose, and several businesses.</p><br>
<p>It is a brick and stone building, six stories in height, with a flat roof. Its main facade is divided into five sections, with four storefronts flanking a central two-story entrance. The entrance has wide paneled pilasters on either side, and a round-arch window at the second level. A beltcourse frieze with ornate decorate stonework separates the second and third levels. The middle three bays of the third through fifth floors are recessed, with flanking Corinthian pilasters and paired Corinthian columns on either side of the central bay.</p><br>
<p>The Grand Lodge of Maine was established in 1820, although its oldest lodge was founded in 1762, with a charter signed by Paul Revere and others. This building has been the principal center of Masonic activity in the state since its construction in 1911. The Masons put the building up for sale in 2008, citing the high cost of its maintenance, but a deal to convert the building to condominiums fell through. They have now opened their spaces, which include some of the finest large spaces in the city, for event rental as a means to support its upkeep.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple in Cadillac, Michigan is a commercial building built in 1899. It is the earliest surviving fraternal building designed by the prolific architect Sidney Osgood. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Clam Lake Masonic Lodge #331 was founded in 1876 in the village of Clam Lake (which was later renamed Cadillac). The lodge met in a series of buildings, and in the late 1880s began plans to construct their own building. In 1889, the Masons put together financing, combining guaranteed leases of sections of the planned building and the sale of $20,000 of bonds. They hired architect Sidney Osgood from Grand Rapids to design the building, and jointly contracted local builders Charles W. Dutton and John G. Mosser to construct it. Excavation work began in August 1889; exterior work was completed by November, and the first tenants occupied the building in February 1890.</p><br>
<p>The second floor of the building was originally rented to Wexford County, and was the first "permanent" location of the Wexford County offices in Cadillac. The county offices were located in this building from 1890 through 1912. Other tenants have subsequently used it for office space. The Masons moved into the third floor of the building in 1890, and had remained in this location until the present. The third floor of the building has also housed other fraternal clubs, including the Order of Eastern Star Ladies Auxiliary (circa 1890), Chapter 103 of the Royal Arch Masons (circa 1910), and Council 70 of the Royal and Select Masters (circa 1910).</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Cadillac Masonic Temple is a three-story Romanesque brick and stone commercial building measuring 75 ft by 100 ft. The building is three bays wide, containing three storefronts and an entryway to the upper floors. The first floor contains a rusticated stone arch and stone piers, and cut stone belt courses are located between the floors on three of the four sides. The three store fronts have recessed entrances, transom windows, and panels below the display windows as originally built, but have been slightly modified over time. Window hoods on the upper floors are made of cut stone, and additional decorative brick detailing highlights the third floor window arch. A brick cornice tops the facade, but the original segmental arch pediment has been removed.</p><br>
<p>On the interior, the first floor is divided into three retail shops, with configurations identical to what they were at the time of the building&#39;s construction. The second floor is subdivided for office and service uses, and the arrangement of these divisions has changed over the years. The third floor is used by the Masonic Lodge, and is significant in that the area has been in continuous use as the Masonic Lodge since 1889, with little change.</p><br>
<p>On the third floor, the Temple room and adjacent entry room has undergone almost no change since the original construction. The room has unaltered maple flooring, stamped decorative tin ceiling, pebbled tin wall and oak moldings. All of the furnishings, including chairs, display cases, and spitoons, are original to the lodge. The surrounding rooms, including kitchen, dining room and lounge, have undergone some renovations but retain their maple flooring.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple Building, located at 314 M.A.C. Avenue in East Lansing, Michigan, is a building constructed in 1916 for the Freemasons. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The city of East Lansing grew explosively at the beginning of the twentieth century, alongside the growth of what is now Michigan State University. The Masonic Temple Association of East Lansing, Michigan was formed in 1915 by the local Masons, and immediately began plans to finance and construct a new Masonic Temple. They issued bonds to raise money, and hired Lansing architect Samuel Dana Butterworth to design the building and contractor Thomas Early and Sons to construct it. Construction was started early in 1916, and completed by October of the same year.</p><br>
<p>However, the Masons soon had trouble meeting their debt payments, an issue which reoccurred for the next few decades. The onset of the Great Depression exacerbated the issue, and the lodge refinanced the debt, which was finally paid off in 1948. However, lodge members soon expressed dissatisfaction with the location of the downtown location of the temple, and by the 1960s were discussing moving to a new building. The Masons moved out in the early 1980s, and sold the building in 1986.</p><br>
<p>In the late 1990s, the building was rehabilitated into apartments and office space. As of 2012, the building had been converted to residential and office use, and the local Masons meet in another building nearby.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The East Lansing Masonic Temple Building is a four-story, rectangular building with brick exterior walls. The building is Classical Revival in design, with Arts and Crafts influences. It has a symmetrical front facade clad in dark reddish-brown brick, and contrasting lighter reddish-brown brick on the other facades. The facade is divided into three bays by projecting piers, topped with a flat concrete entablature and cornice, and intersected by a concrete beltcourse between the second and third stories. In the center of the facade is a double-door entrance, with triple windows in each story above, and in each of the two side bays. The side walls were originally blank, but now contain a regular pattern of small double-hung windows, added during the 1990s renovation.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is a building from 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. No lodges currently meet in the building.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Masonic Lodge No. 22 was founded in Kalamazoo in 1848. The lodge used temporary meeting quarters until 1852 when they outfitted a hall in a downtown commercial building. However, by 1868 this room was too small, and the masons decided to construct their own building, the Masonic Hall. By the early twentieth century, this too was outmoded, and eleven local Masonic organizations joined to construct a replacement, this Masonic Temple Building. They hired the Detroit architectural firm of Spier & Rohns to draft plans, and construction began in 1913. The building was completed in 1915.</p><br>
<p>The Temple served the local Masonic community for nearly five decades and was also used for public events. However, in 1963, the cost of upkeep became too great and the Masons constructed a replacement building and sold the 1913 Temple. Plans to convert it into office space did not succeed, and in 1975 Kalamazoo County purchased the building. They sold it later, and the building was rebranded the "Rose Street Market." The building was sold again in 2015. As of 2019, the building is vacant and a redevelopment into a hotel was planned. In 2020 a Hilton Garden Inn opened on the site.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Kalamazoo Masonic Temple Building is a six-story square flat-roofed building measuring one hundred by one hundred feet. The street facades are clad with brown-colored brick with the other two facades clad in yellow brick. The main facades have molded terra cotta horseshoe-shaped surrounds that contain four-stay, round-headed window units. Terra cotta strips connect the surrounds. A metal cornice runs across the top of the building.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple Building, located at 217 South Capitol Avenue in Lansing, Michigan, is a former Masonic building constructed in 1924. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Lansings Masonic community was established in 1849. They constructed their first temple at the turn of the twentieth century, and constructed this much larger one in 1924. The building was designed by Lansing architect Edwyn A. Bowd. The building was purchased by Cooley Law School in 1974. They continued to use the building until 2008, and put it up for sale in 2014. Following several failed proposals for various uses of the building, it was purchased in 2021 by the Boji Group. In September 2023, Lansing Mayor Andy Schor announced acceptance of a proposal made by the Boji Group in 2022 to convert the building to Lansings City Hall.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The former Lansing Masonic Temple is a seven-story, Classical Revival structure clad with limestone in the front and buff-colored brick on the sides and rear. The main facade has a lower basement containing a recessed entry, above which is a pedimented, antae-decorated block. Anthemion and acroterion motifs are repeated along the roofline and metal grills in the pediment frieze. The temple&#39;s interior was extensively altered by Cooley Law School to house classrooms and offices.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple Building in Marshall, Michigan is a building from 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Today it houses Dance Dynamics and Engelter Photography.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The first Masonic Lodge in Marshall was the St. Albans Lodge #20, chartered in 1847. Other lodges were also established over the next two decades, and by 1867 there were four lodges in the city. These lodges met in rooms located on the upper floor of the Leyden Plumbing Company. However, by 1869, they quarters had grown too small, and in 1871 they moved to a new lodge hall located on the floors above the Barginette Store. However, in 1875 the city suffered an economic crash when the Michigan Central Railroad moved much of its operations to Jackson, Michigan. It took nearly 50 years for the city to recover.</p><br>
<p>In the early 20th century, Masonic organizations all over Michigan were expanding. In 1911, the Marshall Masonic lodges banded together to form the Masonic Temple Association, established for the purpose of building and operating their own temple. The Association raised funds and went through two rounds of bidding before approving a design by Frederick H. Spier in 1913. Construction started in May 1913 and was completed in late 1914. The temple was used by Masonic organizations until 1987, when the Masonic Temple Association was dissolved and the building sold for redevelopment.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple is a five-story dark red brick building with grey stone trim. It measures ninety-five feet by forty-three feet. The building occupies a corner lot. The front facade is divided into three window bays, containing tripartite windows, separated by brick piers. The facade along the side street is similarly divided into six bays, five of which contain windows. Windows in the basement level are double-hung, six-over-six, sash window units set in triples. Windows on the first floor are tripled double-hung sash units topped with a transom of eight or twelve lights. The center bay of the main facade contains the entrance, reached by a series of six steps and covered with a steel-and-glass canopy added in 1925–26. The second and third floors contain large arched window units spanning both floors; set into the arches are tripartite widow clusters similar to those on the first floor. The attic contains a four-part bank of vertical windows is framed by a raised brick course in each bay. A galvanized cornice and slightly hipped roof is located above.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple in Port Hope, Michigan is a fraternal lodge constructed in 1867. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. it is now used as the Rubicon Township Hall.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Port Hope Masonic Lodge No. 138 was chartered in 1863. Just four years later, in 1867, the Masons constructed this building with two meeting halls, the upper one exclusively for the use of the Masons and the lower one for hosting community events. Over the years, the building served as the main social and public building of Port Hope, hosting township elections as well as community suppers, band concerts, and school plays. The building eventually became the Rubicon Township Hall.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple and Rubicon Township Hall is a narrow-, gable-fronted, two-story structure covered with clapboarded structure. Its architecture is vernacular, with a "smattering" of Greek Revival/Classical Revival elements, including narrow corner boards with stylized capitals. An architrave and frieze bands, topped with box cornices, runs across the top of the building. A subsidiary cornice with dentils runs above the first floor. The entrance is through a square-head entryway, and the second-floor window are capped with fanlight-like caps.</p><br>
<p>The building&#39;s gable-front, two-story design with simple Greek Revival elements may echo the design of an 1864 store that town founder Stafford built (but which was burned in 1902).</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple at 1220 26th Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi was built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It has since been demolished.</p><br>
<p>The temple was owned jointly by three black fraternal lodges and stood as a tribute to the business capacity and enterprise of the black community in the city. The structure was two stories tall with a recessed entrance supported by panelled Ionic pilasters that bore the keystone of Freemasonry and the insignia of the Shriners. The effort to build the temple was largely spearheaded by T.J. Wilson.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic temple located at Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. It was built in 1893–1894, and is a rectangular three-story, Italianate style red brick building with extensive sandstone trim. The building measures approximately 48 feet by 92 feet.</p><br>
<p>It was for many years the meeting hall of Corinthian Lodge # 265 (a local Masonic Lodge), but the lodge has subsequently moved to other premises.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple in Lewistown, Montana, also known as the Lewistown Lodge No. 37 A.F. & A.M., is a building from 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.</p><br>
<p>It is a standalone three-story building, with basement, at the corner of Fourth Avenue North and West Broadway Street in Lewistown. Up to the ceremonial placement of the buildings cornerstone on August 20, 1908, almost all of the stonecutters, masons, and others involved with its construction had come from the nation of Croatia, including Peter Tuss, the stonemason who was the contractor for the buildings construction.</p><br>
<p>Lindbergh Forest is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located off Chapman Highway  in South Knoxville, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an historic district. Initially developed in the late 1920s as one of Knoxvilles first automobile suburbs, the neighborhood is now noted for its late-1920s and early-1930s residential architecture, and the use of East Tennessee marble detailing. The neighborhood also contains two of Knoxvilles five surviving Lustron houses. In 1998, several of its houses were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Lindbergh Forest Historic District.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>Traditionally, Lindbergh Forest was situated in an area roughly bounded by Chapman Highway on the west, Woodlawn Pike on the north and east, and Moody Avenue on the south. Today, the Lindbergh Forest Neighborhood has expanded from its original 25 acres to include almost one square mile. Current boundaries, as set by the Lindbergh Forest Neighborhood Association in 2015, are Chapman Highway to the west, East Moody Avenue to the east, and Lippencott Street and Davenport Road to the north. It consists of about 200 single family homes, four apartment complexes, Dogwood Elementary School, Sarah Simpson Professional Development Technology Center, around 18 different businesses, Graystone Presbyterian Church, and the Cecil Webb Recreation Center. A trailhead located behind Dogwood Elementary School links the Lindbergh Forest neighborhood to Knoxville&#39;s Urban Wilderness.</p><br>
<p>The Lindbergh Forest neighborhood is heavily wooded, with numerous mature trees, and contains streets which follow the natural topography. This setting provides a stark contrast with the busy sprawl along adjacent areas of Chapman Highway.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In the late 1920s, real estate developer Victor McClain purchased what is now the Lindbergh Forest area from Samuel B. Luttrell (son of former Knoxville mayor James C. Luttrell). McClain, who had made a fortune developing subdivisions in Florida, hoped to develop a neighborhood catering to Knoxville&#39;s rising number of automobile commuters during this period. While similar "automobile suburbs" were being developed elsewhere in Knoxville at the time (e.g., North Hills, Sequoyah Hills, and Forest Heights), the lack of an adequate vehicle bridge across the Tennessee River made such development in South Knoxville risky. The completion of the Henley Street Bridge in 1931, however, alleviated this problem, and the first lots sold well.</p><br>
<p>As part of a promotional campaign, McClain offered $100 to whoever could come up with the best name for the new neighborhood. The winning entry, "Lindbergh Forest," was suggested by Emilee Cate. She submitted the name in honor of aviator Charles Lindbergh, who had completed his famous trans-Atlantic flight in 1927. Cate was the wife of Sheriff J. Carroll Cate, who as a deputy sheriff had unsuccessfully defended the Knox County Jail from a lynch mob during the Riot of 1919. The Cates lived on Chamberlain Boulevard.</p><br>
<p>Early residents of Lindbergh Forest included local business owners, local politicians, University of Tennessee professors, and Tennessee Valley Authority employees. During the 1930s, three consecutive mayors of Knoxville lived in Lindbergh Forest&mdash; John T. O&#39;Connor, James Elmore, Sr., and Walter Mynatt. One resident, Dewey Holt, owner of the United Milk and Grocery Company, was reputedly a local bootlegger. When new residents moved into his house in the 1980s, they found hundreds of liquor bottles scattered around the house and grounds.</p><br>
<h2>Lindbergh Forest Historic District</h2><br>
<p>The Lindbergh Forest Historic District consists of 38 contributing houses and 10 contributing garages, all built between 1929 and 1947. The streetscapes and lamp posts have been included collectively in the listing as a contributing site. The Tudor Revival style is the most common architectural style in the district. Colonial Revival, Minimal Traditional, Bungalow, Spanish Eclectic, and Modern styles are also represented. The district includes two Lustron houses, which were a type of pre-fabricated house designed by the Lustron Corporation to meet post-World War II housing shortages.</p><br>
<p>The lamp posts in Lindbergh Forest remain from the early stages of the neighborhood&#39;s development. The posts, designed to resemble colonial-era gas lights, are 8 ft tall and topped with wrought iron fixtures.</p><br>
<h3>Notable houses</h3><br>
<p>214 Druid Drive, a one-story Tudor Revival-style house built c. 1930. The house&#39;s exterior consists of stone with East Tennessee marble window sills.</p><br>
<p>240 Druid Drive, a -story Spanish Eclectic-style house built c. 1929. The exterior consists of course limestone walls with East Tennessee marble trim.</p><br>
<p>244 Druid Drive, a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with Colonial influence, built c. 1929. The house&#39;s exterior consists of rubble-coursed limestone veneer with brick trim.</p><br>
<p>222 Chamberlain Boulevard, a one-story Lustron house built c. 1947.</p><br>
<p>229 Chamberlain Boulevard, a two-story Eclectic house with Tudor Revival and Chateauesque influence, built c. 1930. The house&#39;s exterior consists of East Tennessee marble.</p><br>
<p>254 Chamberlain Boulevard, a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with limestone exterior, built c. 1929. This house is listed in the National Register nomination form as "214 Chamberlain."</p><br>
<p>301 Chamberlain Boulevard, a -story Tudor Revival-style house with Chateauesque influence, built c. 1929. The exterior consists of rusticated limestone with East Tennessee marble trim. This house is listed in the nomination form as "201 Chamberlain."</p><br>
<p>306 Chamberlain Boulevard, a one-story Mission-style house with Spanish Colonial influence, built c. 1929. The house has stuccoed walls and a terra cotta tile roof.</p><br>
<p>3419 Southwood Drive, a one-story Tudor Revival-style house built c. 1929. The house&#39;s exterior consists of brick and limestone, and includes an arched porch and a chimney with inset cross pattern.</p><br>
<p>3514 Southwood Drive, a -story Tudor Revival-style house with Minimal Traditional influence. The house&#39;s exterior consists of coursed East Tennessee marble rubble.</p><br>
<p>327 Winslow Drive, a one-story Colonial Revival-style house built c. 1937. The house&#39;s exterior consists of brick veneer with East Tennessee marble trim.</p><br>
<p>3510 Glenhurst Drive, a one-story Lustron house built c. 1947.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic Lodge and office building located at Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1924–1925, and is a four-story, rectangular, brushed brick building. It is in the Egyptian Revival style with massive concrete lintels at the first story, robust lotiform pillars at the building&#39;s principal entrance, and a richly ornamented cornice frieze. It was commissioned by the Cleveland Lodge of the Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons of North Carolina. Today, no Masonic lodges meet in the building.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is located in the Central Shelby Historic District.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Center  is a Renaissance style building in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was designed by architect Joseph Bell DeRemer and was constructed by the Dinnie Brothers in 1913. It replaced the first Masonic Temple in Grand Forks, which had burned, and which was later reconstructed as the Stratford Building.</p><br>
<p>This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic temple in the village of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, United States. Built in the 1900s for a local Masonic lodge that had previously met in a succession of buildings owned by others, it is the last extant Mechanicsburg building constructed for a secret society, whether Masonic or otherwise, and it has been designated a historic site because of its well-preserved American Craftsman architecture.</p><br>
<h2>Lodge history</h2><br>
<p>A part of Goshen Township was platted as the community of Mechanicsburg in 1814, and the village was incorporated by an act of the General Assembly in 1834.</p><br>
<p>Clinton Lodge No. 113, F&AM, was chartered in the village nine years later, with Obed Horr as the first Worshipful Master. In their earliest years, the lodge met in assorted locations before finding a home in 1855 in a newly constructed structure: having working together with the villages Methodist Protestant church to build its new two-story building, they owned the buildings second story, and the church the first. This arrangement persisted until 1889 and was ended upon the lodge&#39;s discovery of structural problems, whereupon they sold their interest in the building to the church and departed (the name being changed to "Mechanicsburg Lodge" around the same time); the church, in turn, had the building destroyed in the following year and replaced it with a newer and more commodious structure. Lodge meetings were held on the second story of a downtown building until the present structure became available. Land was purchased in February 1908, the cornerstone laid in August, and the building formally dedicated in March 1909, construction having cost approximately $20,000. More than two hundred men were members of the lodge in 1917.</p><br>
<h2>Related organizations</h2><br>
<p>At the peak of Mechanicsburg&#39;s prosperity and prominence, during the final years of the nineteenth century and the earliest years of the twentieth, several other secret societies were active in the village: the Royal Arch Masons (formed 1899), the Order of the Eastern Star (formed 1894), the latter building is the only extant structure constructed to be the meeting place for a Mechanicsburg secret society.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>Three stories tall, the Masonic Temple is a brick building set on a stone foundation. Non-structural elements of stone occupy a prominent part of the exterior, serving as the surrounds for the main door and windows. The roof is gabled, and while the gable ends face the sides of the building, an additional gable is oriented toward the street. Multi-pane windows in the additional gable provide light to both the second and third stories, while the main entrance and its flanking windows are sheltered by a porch with square brick pillars. Components such as bracketing shaped with knees, additional multi-pane windows with bevelled slats set as transom lights, and buff brick walls combine to lend the building an American Craftsman appearance. Upon construction, the building&#39;s rooms included a club room in the basement, banqueting and reception rooms on the first story, and a lodge meeting room and additional reception space on the second, and virtually no changes have been made to the building since construction was completed.</p><br>
<h2>Historic site</h2><br>
<p>In 1985, the Mechanicsburg Masonic Temple was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying both because of its place in the communitys history and because of its historically significant architecture. It was part of a group of twenty separate Mechanicsburg locations listed on the Register together (the communitys numerous historic buildings were too widely scattered to have all of them designated a single historic district), the only one in the American Craftsman style, and aside from five churches, the only one not constructed as a house or as a commercial property.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple Building was a historic building in Zanesville, Ohio. It caught fire on January 6, 2022.</p><br>
<h2>Description and history</h2><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple Building was located at 36–42 N. Fourth Street. The six story brick building Sat on a rock faced stone foundation. The building displayed a three part vertical arrangement with divisions demarcated by brick and stone string courses. Rock faced stone with stone string courses made up the lower two stories. The four stories above were brick laid in the common bond pattern. Alternating series of arcaded and pedimented windows in pairs balanced the third and fifth story in this arrangement. When first constructed the building had two principle facades, one (west) fronting Fourth Street and the other opening into a park. The park which is no longer there provided a frontage for the county courthouse next door. Both of these elevations had centrally located elaborate stone porticoes with full entablatures on paired Doric columns. The words "Masonic Temple" were carved into stone panels the center of brick entablatures on both of these elevations.</p><br>
<p>This building was the sixth built by the local Masonic lodge. It was designed by Oscar Cobb & Son of Chicago and built by Robert H. Evans & Co. The cornerstone was laid in 1902 and the building was completed in 1903. The architectural styles reflected are Second Renaissance Revival on the exterior and Egyptian Revival in the interior. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 1990.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple was destroyed in a fire in the late night of January 6, 2022. Demolition of the structure began on the evening of January 21, 2022.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple in Atoka, Oklahoma is a historic building from 1915. Originally constructed as a meeting hall for a local area Masonic lodge, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.</p><br>
<p>The building has stained glass windows in its third story, and is regarded as unique architecturally in its community. At the time of NRHP listing, it was regarded as a prime candidate for restoration.</p><br>
<p>In 2013 the building was a hospice.</p><br>
<p>As of 2023, the building is now home to Reba’s Place, a combination restaurant, bar, live music venue and retail store brought to life by country music superstar Reba McEntire.</p><br>
<p>While inspecting the building in 2021, McEntire and a few others became trapped when a staircase collapsed. They were evacuated from the building safely.</p><br>
<p>Forest Heights is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is located in West Knoxville, surrounded by the concurrent Interstates 40 and 75 to the north, Highland Memorial Cemetery to the west, and Sutherland Avenue to the south. The oldest parts of the neighborhood along Forest Hills Boulevard have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Forest Hills Boulevard Historic District.</p><br>
<p>The neighborhood was initially constructed in the 1920s and 1930s, though most of the current houses date to after World War II. Much like Knoxville neighborhoods such as Sequoyah Hills, North Hills, and Lindbergh Forest, the early development of Forest Heights was influenced by the rise of automobile travel. The neighborhood was annexed by the city of Knoxville in 1960. Interstates 40 and 75 bisected the community much to the protestation of the neighborhood residents.</p><br>
<p>Its ZIP Code is 37919.</p><br>
<p>The Federal Office Building , also known as the Old Federal Building, is a thirteen story, stripped classical style building with Art Deco elements located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The building was designed and built in 1933-34 by architects Thomas R. Kimball, William L. Steele, and Josiah D. Sandham as part of the firm Kimball, Steele & Sandham, plus associated architect George B. Prinz. It was built on the site of first U.S Courthouse and Post Office.</p><br>
<p>Part of the New Deal building program, the structure&#39;s original occupants were all federal agencies including the US Weather Bureau, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Agriculture, Civil Service Commission, Customs Service, Army, and Navy. The federal District Court for Nebraska met here until the late 1950s or early 1960s. The US Army Corps of Engineers was the last federal agency officed here, and subsequent to their departure in July 2008, it has not been in use by the federal government. In 1995, the building was allegedly examined as a target by Timothy McVeigh prior to his involvement in the Oklahoma City Bombing, although this fact was not substantiated by the FBI.</p><br>
<p>In December 2011, the building was sold to developers who planned on turning it into a 152-room Residence Inn by Marriott. The $23 million project was expected to be completed by 2013, and opened to guests in October 2013. In order to keep the building on the NRHP, the exterior facade remains the same, as do some of the original interior features, such as terrazzo marble floors.</p><br>
<p>The B. P. O. E. Building, otherwise known as the Elks Club was originally built for the Bellingham chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in 1912, during the city&#39;s second major building boom. It is located within the vicinity of the old Federal Building on Cornwall Avenue, historically known as Dock Street. The Elks no longer occupy the building and it is now home to an Italian restaurant. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 1992.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Bellingham Bay Lodge #542 of the B.P.O.E. was instituted on February 10, 1900 with twenty members. The lodge met in the Masonic Hall on the south side of town before moving into new quarters in the newly completed Rice Block, adjacent to the Beck Theatre, on Dock (now Cornwall) Street in 1906. Membership increased rapidly and by 1909, the Elks were in need of a larger meeting space and decided to build their own building. As soon as funds allowed, the lodge set out to secure a site and build a new lodge building. Bonds were issued to lodge members only and fund-raising began in the form minstrel shows put on by the Elks. Local newspapers at the time reported their intention for a building "... at least three stories in height. However, and it is possible that it will be four stories high." The lodge failed to secure enough funds and the project was put off for several more years.</p><br>
<p>In February, 1912, the Elks purchased a lot on Dock Street across from the recently completed Federal Building for $10,000 with plans to begin building a lodge immediately.</p><br>
<p>By late May 1912, Cox&#39;s plans were complete and a call was made for construction bids. The construction contract was awarded to H. Tweedy. Construction began in June 1912 and with the building well under way, the cornerstone was laid on September 1 with ex-governor Albert E. Mead addressing the crowd. The ceremony was concluded with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" by the Elks quartet. By early 1913, the building was complete and the Elks held their first meeting in their new home. It was formally dedicated on March 25, 1913 with nearly 1,000 Elks from lodges statewide in attendance.</p><br>
<p>In 1938, the interior of the building was remodeled as well as the replacement of the marquee with a new art deco one. By the late 1940s the bowling alley was gone and in the 1960s the kitchen was moved from the second to the first floor. The Elks sold their building in 1971 and relocated to a smaller building on Samish Way, in proximity of Interstate 5. Following a brief occupancy by the Castle Restaurant, the Elks Building sat vacant until 1976 and has housed a succession of businesses, A teenage nightclub "The Vortex". The building at that time was owned by Janik of Sedro-Woolley, WA until sold to Captain and Geller for $135,000. They operated a Teenage Nightclub "club USA" and "Whirla whip" ice cream in the front part of the building on the right side. Captain and Geller sold the Building under an agreement with the city of Bellingham it was to be a building for the city with a federal grant the city became the new owners around 1989 then it was mostly restaurants, since then.</p><br>
<p>The Wilson–Lenox House, also known as the "Marvin Ditmer House", is a historic house west of Sidney in Washington Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. Built in the Dutch Colonial style, Sources disagree about its date of construction: some believe that it was built in 1810, while others hold that it was erected in 1816.</p><br>
<p>John Wilson settled in present-day Washington Township in 1807, having come from Warren County with his family. Here he built his homestead, including the county&#39;s first brick house, and he quickly grew in wealth. His daughter Sally married James Lenox, a native of Virginia who moved to Washington Township in 1845; their son was Hamilton Clay ("H.C.") Lenox, a well-known resident of the area who inhabited the house until his unexpected death on August 20, 1893.</p><br>
<p>Lenoxs Dutch Colonial house is a two-and-a-half story building with a gambrel roof. Built on a foundation of sandstone, its walls are brick with limestone elements. Because of its well-preserved architecture, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. As the countys oldest brick house, it was seen as a prominent example of settlement-era architecture in its vicinity.</p><br>
<p>Immanuel Hall, previously known as Immanuel Evangelical Church, is a historic Late Gothic Revival church in the Carpenter Gothic style located in Hinsdale, Illinois. Saved from demolition in 1999, renovated, and reopened to the public, the building, renamed Immanuel Hall, is owned and operated as the headquarters and Archives of the Hinsdale Historical Society. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in early 2001. It is located in a residential neighborhood approximately two blocks west and two blocks south of Hinsdale&#39;s business district, the Downtown Hinsdale Historic District.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In the late 19th century, the west side of Hinsdale was home to a community of Lutheran German immigrants. The churchgoers would walk over five miles to the north every Sunday to attend St. John Evangelical Church of Fullersburg. In 1898, while at odds with the church&#39;s new pastor and tired of the weekly journey, several parishioners decided to establish their own congregation and called on Brookfield pastor Rev. Carl Luedeke to lead the new Deutsche Evangelisch Lutherische Kirche.</p><br>
<p>Luedeke pushed the idea of building the church which materialized in 1900. The church was built by Hinsdalean William Vornsand, the contractor, and all the carpentry was done by members. The church was built in just eight weeks and cost only $3,000 due to the all-volunteer crew.</p><br>
<p>When construction was completed, the congregation, then numbering approximately 30 families, used the building for services and social activities. The church&#39;s back room was furnished with desks and benches for the Sunday School and on Saturdays, the minister held class there to teach the children reading and writing in high German.</p><br>
<p>Services in the building were conducted in the German language until the 1930s, when the church became affiliated with the Evangelical and Reformed Church and began services in English.</p><br>
<p>In 1920, in a sign of the churchs growing membership and increasing budget, the steeple was replaced and the church was elevated in order to dig a basement for socials and gatherings. The raised concrete portion on the east side of the basement was used as a stage and still exists as part of the Hinsdale Historical Societys Roger and Ruth Anderson Architecture Center (RRAAC). Also in 1920, a two-story frame American four-square style house was constructed immediately on the west side of the church and was used as a parsonage.</p><br>
<p>In 1923, a six-rank pipe organ (402 pipes) was purchased from M. P. Moller Pipe Organ Company and installed. The following year, ten stained glass windows were purchased from the Flanagan & Biedenweg Studios, Chicago and installed in the nave.</p><br>
<p>In 1964, the congregation, now numbering over 160 families, moved to a new building in Burr Ridge, Illinois. The former church was then used as an office for the United Church of Christ. The church grounds were sold in 1982, and the building operated as a Montessori method preschool.</p><br>
<h2>Preservation and Current Use</h2><br>
<p>In 1998, the property became available when the site was listed for sale and demolition seemed imminent. This was an era in Hinsdale, and nationally, when teardowns had become rampant and several significant historic properties in the village had already been lost.</p><br>
<p>In 1999, the building was sold to a private party and targeted for demolition by the new owners. Hearing of the sale, the Hinsdale Historical Society worked successfully with Village and State officials, and residents of Hinsdale, to save the church building from demolition. The parsonage and the brick building were demolished as part of the purchase agreement. In order to save the stained glass windows and avoid the suggestion of the village supporting a religious property, the village requested the removal of all religious symbolism prior to the purchase. To comply, the Christian cross was removed from the steeple and the stained glass windows were purchased in a separate financial transaction between the seller and the Hinsdale Historical Society.</p><br>
<p>Just prior to the Hinsdale Historical Society formally taking possession of the building in 2001, Immanuel Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Two years prior, after the purchase of the building, it had been designated as Hinsdale&#39;s first historic landmark by the village government.</p><br>
<p>After the Hinsdale Historical Society took possession of Immanuel Hall, they hired a preservation architect to develop plans to rehabilitate the Hall and, in 2005, launched a major fundraising campaign for the building&#39;s restoration. In nine months, the Society achieved its fundraising goal with contributions that came entirely from private donors–the largest contribution, $500,000, came from the family of Roger and Ruth Anderson and helped establish the Roger and Ruth Anderson Architecture Center (RRAAC), a long-planned preservation and construction resource service of the Society located in the lower level of the Hall.</p><br>
<p>The building was restored from 2007 to 2008. The extensive project included the addition of a 17 by 21 foot rear addition, the most obvious exterior feature of the project, as well as a complete remodel of the lower level for the RRAAC, and refurbishment of the original features in the upper level and exterior of the building.</p><br>
<p>Today, Immanuel Hall is used by the Hinsdale Historical Society for public events and is home to the RRAAC, the Society&#39;s vast Archives, and its headquarters.</p><br>
<p>The Lockington Covered Bridge was a historic covered bridge that once spanned the Great Miami River near Lockington, Ohio, United States. Built in 1848, it employed the Long Truss method of construction.</p><br>
<p>At the time of its construction, the Lockington bridge was part of a prosperous area whose economy was driven by traffic on the Miami and Erie Canal. Although the areas economy has declined since that time, some historic elements remain, and the covered bridge remained a major component of the areas historic nature long after the closure of the canal. By the 1970s, it had become one of the county&#39;s oldest extant bridges: it was the only covered bridge in its original location, and it was one of only eight Long Truss covered bridges throughout Ohio. In recognition of its engineering significance, the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.</p><br>
<p>By the tenth anniversary of its designation as a historic site, the bridge had deteriorated significantly. As wear had damaged the abutments, and as the floor had partially rotted, the Shelby County Engineer&#39;s Office closed the bridge in 1985. Four years later, the bridge was destroyed by an unexpected fire. Until that point, the county had been seeking to create a park surrounding the bridge; these plans were quickly cancelled. Despite its destruction more than thirty years ago, the Lockington Covered Bridge remains on the National Register.</p><br>
<p>Parkridge is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located off Magnolia Avenue east of the citys downtown area. Developed as a streetcar suburb for Knoxvilles professional class in the 1890s, the neighborhood was incorporated as the separate city of Park City in 1907, and annexed by Knoxville in 1917. In the early 1900s, the neighborhood provided housing for workers at the nearby factory.</p><br>
<p>In 1990, over 600 houses in Parkridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Park City Historic District. The neighborhood contains one of the largest concentrations of houses designed by George Franklin Barber (1854&ndash;1915), a mail-order architect known nationwide for his ornate Victorian house plans.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>Parkridge is located in East Knoxville, and is bounded by Interstate 40 on the north, Magnolia Avenue (part of US-70) on the south, Hall of Fame Drive on the west, and Cherry Street on the east. The Chilhowee Park neighborhood lies opposite Cherry Street to the east, Fourth and Gill lies opposite Hall of Fame Drive to the west, Morningside lies to the south, and North Hills lies opposite I-40 to the northeast. First Creek has traditionally divided the area from Downtown Knoxville to the southwest, and expressway construction, namely Hall of Fame Drive and the James White Parkway, has sharpened this division in recent decades.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<h3>Lake Ottossee</h3><br>
<p>What is now Parkridge was once part of a vast farm owned by Moses White, the son of Knoxville founder James White.</p><br>
<p>In 1875, Fernando Cortes Beaman (1836&ndash;1911), a college professor, purchased an 1,100 acre dairy farm east of Shieldstown from the descendants of Alexander McMillan. This included what is now Chilhowee Park, which Beaman began developing in the mid-1880s, namely with the creation of "Lake Ottossee," and the erection of a dance pavilion. A road, Park Avenue (modern Magnolia), was constructed to connect the park with Downtown Knoxville. In 1890, streetcar entrepreneur William Gibbs McAdoo agreed to build an electric streetcar line along Park Avenue, springing residential development in the areas between the park and Downtown Knoxville.</p><br>
<h3>Park City</h3><br>
<p>Around 1888, the Edgewood Land and Improvement Company initiated the development of Parkridge, namely with the division of lots in what is now the western part of the neighborhood. Streets in Parkridge still roughly follow the gridlike pattern laid out by this company and other developers during this period. Other developments included the Poplar Springs subdivision, established by Preston Blang in the vicinity of what is now Linden and Bertrand, and Elmwood, in the vicinity of what is now Woodbine and Boruff. A black community was developed in the area of Adams, Dodson and Nichols.</p><br>
<p>One of the partners in this company was architect George Franklin Barber, who would eventually become known nationwide for his catalog designs. Barber designed numerous houses in the new subdivision, including his own house, which still stands at 1635 Washington Avenue.</p><br>
<p>The various new subdivisions along Park Avenue incorporated as Park City in 1907, with W. R. Johnson serving as mayor. The new city had a population of 7,000, and its new school, Park City High School, had an enrollment of over 1,000 students, making it one of the largest in the state (the school building was designed by Barber and his new partner, R. F. Graf). The city benefited from the three national expositions held at Chilhowee Park, namely the Appalachian Expositions of 1910 and 1911, and the National Conservation Exposition of 1913. In 1917, Park City was annexed by Knoxville.</p><br>
<h3>20th century</h3><br>
<p>During the 1920s, Knoxvilles more affluent residents began moving to automobile suburbs on the outskirts of town, and the citys streetcar suburbs, including Park City, gradually transitioned into working-class neighborhoods. One of Park Citys primary employers, Standard Knitting Mills, built a large factory on the neighborhoods western end in 1900. At its height, this factory employed over 3,000 workers. It closed in 1989. The neighborhood&#39;s modern name, "Parkridge," is a combination of "Park City" and "Chestnut Ridge," the latter referring to predominantly black community located just north of Park City.</p><br>
<h2>Park City Historic District</h2><br>
<p>In 1990, a large portion of Parkridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Park City Historic District. This district contains 678 contributing buildings, the most of any of the Knox County&#39;s National Register-listed historic district. Most of the buildings were constructed in the first half of the 20th century, and have architectural styles ranging from Bungalow/Craftsman to Tudor Revival. Several notable Victorian houses built during the late 19th century survive, however, especially along Washington and Jefferson avenues.</p><br>
<h3>Notable properties</h3><br>
<p>George Franklin Barber House (1635 Washington Ave.), a Queen Anne-style house built in 1889 and designed by architect George Franklin Barber. Barber lived here from 1889 until 1895.</p><br>
<p>Alonzo Cash House (1712 Washington Ave.), built in 1889 and designed by George Franklin Barber. This house was featured as design #3 in Barber&#39;s catalog, The Cottage Souvenir.</p><br>
<p>W. O. Haworth House (1724 Washington Ave.), built in 1889 and design by George Franklin Barber. This house was featured as design #35 in Barber&#39;s The Cottage Souvenir No. 2.</p><br>
<p>F. E. McArthur House (1701 Jefferson Ave.), built in 1889 and designed by George Franklin Barber. This house was featured as design #40 in Barber&#39;s The Cottage Souvenir No. 2.</p><br>
<p>D. D. Remer House (1618 Washington Ave.), built in 1890 and designed by George Franklin Barber. This house, restored by Knox Heritage in 2006, was featured as design #65B in Barber&#39;s New Modern Dwellings.</p><br>
<p>Joshua Deaver House (1803 Washington Ave.), built in 1893 and designed by George Franklin Barber. This house was featured as design #63 in Barber&#39;s New Modern Dwellings.</p><br>
<p>2041 Washington Avenue, a Queen Anne-style house built c. 1893 and designed by architect John Ryno, a later partner of George Barber. Ryno lived here during the 1890s.</p><br>
<p>2336 Woodbine Avenue, an American Foursquare-style house built c. 1900. This house served as Knoxville Florence Crittenton home for several years.</p><br>
<p>2511 East Fifth Avenue, a Craftsman-style house with Prairie features, built c. 1915.</p><br>
<p>2512 East Fifth Avenue, a Bungalow-style house with Prairie features, built c. 1915.</p><br>
<p>2331 and 2343 Washington Avenue, identical two-story Eastlake-style houses, built c. 1890.</p><br>
<p>Central Church of Christ (1932 Woodbine Ave.), a two-story cement block church constructed c. 1910.</p><br>
<p>Fifth Avenue Baptist Church (2500 E. Fifth Ave.), a brick church constructed in the neoclassical style c. 1921.</p><br>
<p>Park Lane (1721 E. Fifth Ave.), a two-story apartment building constructed c. 1915 in the Colonial Revival style.</p><br>
<p>Pleasanttree (2460 E. Fifth Ave.), an Italian Renaissance-style apartment building constructed c. 1925.</p><br>
<p>Stewart Building (2362 E. Fifth Ave.), a two-story Italian Renaissance-style apartment building, constructed c. 1920.</p><br>
<p>1805 East Fifth Avenue, two identical two-story apartment buildings constructed c. 1915 in the Italian Renaissance Revival style.</p><br>
<h2>Community</h2><br>
<p>The Parkridge Community Organization (PCO) describes Parkridge as an urban neighborhood with approximately 3,500 people living in 1,800 houses. The neighborhood is "racially mixed," at 65% black and 35% white. The neighborhood is home to nine churches and six non-profit organizations.</p><br>
<p>Caswell Park, Cansler YMCA, John T. O&#39;Connor Senior Center, and Knoxville Municipal Stadium (formerly Bill Meyer Stadium) are located in Parkridge. The larger Chilhowee Park and Zoo Knoxville are located off Magnolia to the east.</p><br>
<p>The Folly House, also known as the Folley–Bush House, is a historic stone house located at 310 Crescent Avenue in the township of Wyckoff in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Based on architectural evidence, the house was built around 1770–1800. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission .</p><br>
<p>The land was purchased in 1787 by Abraham Blauvelt. The first recorded owner of the house was Folly, also spelled Folley. It was purchased by the Bush family in 1973.</p><br>
<p>Cadmus-Folly House isa historic Dutch-American sandstone house located in Fair Lawn, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>1808: The house was built by landowner Jacob Haring and his wife, Margaret, as a two-room farmhouse on their extensive farmland.</p><br>
<p>1815: The Harings sold the house to Abraham and Harmones Van Derbeek.</p><br>
<p>1816: The Van Derbeeks sold the house to Thomas Cadmus and his wife, Margaret. The house has been known as the Cadmus House ever since.</p><br>
<p>1850s: The house was expanded to its current size with the addition of a kitchen wing and a second floor.</p><br>
<p>1983: The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<p>1985: The Cadmus House has a rich and varied history, serving many purposes and housing a diverse group of occupants over the years. Prior to its relocation in 1985, it even functioned as a real estate office. When faced with demolition to make way for new development, the house was rescued by a group of concerned Fair Lawn citizens determined to safeguard their towns heritage. Through their efforts, the building was preserved and transformed into the Cadmus House-Fair Lawn Museum, ensuring that a piece of the towns past would endure for future generations.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>Cadmus House is a typical example of Dutch Colonial architecture. It is a 1 1/2-story sandstone building with a gambrel roof. The house features a symmetrical facade with a center entrance and two windows on either side. The interior of the house retains many original features, including two fireplaces with old cookware.</p><br>
<p>It currently serves as the official museum for the Borough of Fair Lawn</p><br>
<h2>Museum</h2><br>
<p>Today, Cadmus House serves as the official museum for the Borough of Fair Lawn. The museum houses a collection of historical artifacts related to the history of Fair Lawn, ranging from Native American arrowheads to World War I and II uniforms. There are also maps from the 1880s, old farm tools, and parts of the former Hopper-Croucher farmhouse.</p><br>
<p>Visiting the Museum:</p><br>
<p>Location: 14-01 Politt Drive, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410</p><br>
<p>Hours: Open on Memorial Day during the parade and by request. Please call (201) 796-7692 to schedule a tour.</p><br>
<p>The Van Koert–Winters House is located at 615 Franklin Avenue in the borough of Franklin Lakes in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The historic stone house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1984, for its significance in architecture and exploration/settlement. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission .</p><br>
<p>The stone part of the house was probably built by Arie Van Koert family sometime before the American Revolutionary War. It was owned by Daniel C. Winters by 1861.</p><br>
<p>The Van Houten–Ackerman House is a historic stone house located at 480 Sicomac Avenue in the township of Wyckoff in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The 18th-century house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983, for its significance in architecture. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission .</p><br>
<p>The house may be first Van Houten house in the area. It was purchased by John Van Houten in 1859. His sister, Maria, married David Ackerman.</p><br>
<p>The Van Houten–Hillman House is located at 891 River Road in the borough of Elmwood Park in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The historic stone house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1983, for its significance in architecture. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission .</p><br>
<p>According to the nomination form, the house was built in the mid 18th century, possibly by a member of the Cadmus family. It may also have built around 1782 by Cornelius J. Van Houten. Herman Hillman purchased the house in 1888, and remodeled it in 1901.</p><br>
<p>The Holdrum–Van Houten House is located at 43 Spring Valley Road in the borough of Montvale in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The historic stone house was built from 1778 to around 1780 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1983, for its significance in architecture. It was listed as part of the Early Stone Houses of Bergen County Multiple Property Submission .</p><br>
<p>According to the nomination form, Nicholas Holdrum built the house in 1778 or around 1780 by architectural evidence. It remained in the Holdrum family until 1854, when it was purchased by James Van Houten.</p><br>
<p>The downtown district of West Branch, Iowa is part of the West Branch Commercial Historic District. Multiple architectural styles are represented. The historic and endangered Gruwell and Crew General Store is also part of the district.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The West Branch Commercial Historic District recognizes sixteen buildings that reflect the evolution of West Branch, Iowa into an important commercial center. This change largely occurred around 1900, when wooden storefronts were demolished in favor of ornate commercial blocks.</p><br>
<p>The oldest building in the district, the Grinnell Building at 112 West Main Street, may date back to 1869. Shortly after it was built, Nate Crook opened a restaurant and barber shop in a building at 102 W. Main. He later expanded the building to become a hotel and livery. The West Branch Bank opened at 104 W. Main in 1875, though it moved across the street three years later. The next period of growth was the 1890s. The Union Block, Citizens&#39; Savings Bank, Gruwell and Crew General Store, Patterson-Leech Building, and Rich and Bailey Block were built during this decade. The 1890s also saw the construction of the ornate Opera Block, commissioned by Charles A. Macomber. Three stores shared the first story, while the second story was used by the Freemasons and had a 500-seat theater.</p><br>
<p>On April 7, 1987, the district was recognized by the National Park Service with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The Gruwell and Crew General Store had previously been recognized individually on September 9, 1982. Additional buildings were added to the district on February 23, 1990 and April 7, 1995. The 1907 Winery Building, which served as West Branch&#39;s post office and later a full-service gas station, collapsed on June 11, 2010.</p><br>
<h2>Contributing properties</h2><br>
