Masonic Temple (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)

The Masonic Temple is a historic fraternal and commercial building at East Fourth Avenue and State Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Fundraising for the building was led by Joseph Carter Corbin and J. N. Donohoo. It is a four-story brick building, built between 1902 and 1904 by the state's African-American Masonic lodge, the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. It was at the time Pine Bluff's tallest building; the ground floor held retail space, the second floor professional offices, and the upper floors were devoted to the Masonic organizations.[2]

Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Masonic Temple (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Masonic Temple (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Masonic Temple (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)
Location in United States
Location4th and State St., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates34°13′35″N 92°0′9″W / 34.22639°N 92.00250°W / 34.22639; -92.00250
Area0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Built1902
ArchitectGibbs & Sanders, W.S. Helton
Part ofPine Bluff Commercial Historic District (ID08000438)
NRHP reference No.78000599[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1978
Designated CPMay 20, 2008

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Masonic Temple". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-24.