Property

Location Information
(for the Masonic Temple)

Name:

Masonic Temple

Address:

1220 26th Avenue

City/County:

Meridian, Lauderdale County

Architectural Information

Construction Date:

1903

Architectural Styles(s):

Colonial Revival

No. of Stories:

Registration Information

NR Listing Date:

18 Dec 1979

NR District Name:

Merrehope (1988)

NR Status:

Contributing

Element No.:

MPS:	Historic Resources of Meridian

View National Register Nomination Form

Context/Comments

A two-story wood-frame building with Classical detailing, built for the use of African-American Masonic organizations {including St. Luke’s Lodge No. 18, T.J. Wilson Lodge No. 113, Meridian Sun Lodge No. 126, and affiliated groups}.

It was listed on the National Register on 18 December 1979 as one of several historic properties comprising the "Historic Resources of Meridian." It was later included as element #135 in the Merrehope Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 19 September 1988.