Highlands Masonic Lodge

The Highlands Masonic Lodge, also known as the Pythian Building, is a historic building located in Denver, Colorado. Built in 1905 and constructed in the Classical Revival style, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

Highlands Masonic Lodge
Highlands Masonic Lodge is located in Colorado
Highlands Masonic Lodge
Highlands Masonic Lodge is located in the United States
Highlands Masonic Lodge
Location3220 Federal Blvd., Denver, Colorado
Coordinates39°45′45″N 105°1′27″W / 39.76250°N 105.02417°W / 39.76250; -105.02417
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.95001337[1]
CSRHP No.5DV.303
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1995

Originally constructed as a meeting place for the Knights of Pythias, it was later the meeting place of Highlands Lodge No. 86, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.[citation needed]

It is a two-story red brick front-gabled building with four gray brick pilasters in its symmetrical front facade. It is 36 by 75 feet (11 m × 23 m) in plan. Its cornice and pediment are supported by decorative brackets. [2]

It is unusual for a Classical Revival building to have been front-gabled, but that configuration can work well in a narrow lot as here.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Michael Delmonico (August 8, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Highlands Masonic Lodge / Highlands Lodge No. 86 / Pythian Building / Knights of Pythias Hall / 5DV303". National Park Service. Retrieved May 24, 2018. With accompanying 10 photos from 1994