Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall

Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall is a historic Masonic building in rural northern Independence County, Arkansas, US. It is located on Sandtown Road, about 8 miles (13 km) east of Cushman. It is a two-story gable-roofed structure, built out of concrete blocks resting on a poured concrete foundation. The roof is shingled, and topped by a small belfry.[2] It was built in 1946 as a joint project of the Lee's Chapel Methodist Church and Montgomery Lodge No. 360.[3] The lodge subsequently moved to Cave City.[4]

Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall
Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall is located in Arkansas
Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall
Location in Arkansas
Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall is located in the United States
Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall
Location in United States
Nearest cityCushman, Arkansas
Coordinates35°54′9″N 91°38′32″W / 35.90250°N 91.64222°W / 35.90250; -91.64222
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1946
Architectural styleMasonic Temple
NRHP reference No.01000482[1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 2001

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1] It is distinctive as the only known concrete-block church in the northwestern part of the county.[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 "NRHP nomination for Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  3. ^ Social Groups of Arkansas Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine published by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
  4. ^ Rorie, Kenneth (15 April 2019). "Sandtown (Independence County)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.