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Masonic Temple
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National Register of Historic Places

Masonic Temple

Also known as Masonic Order Lodge #41

On the National Register since 199828 years
Late 19th and 20th Century RevivalsListed 1998Gainesville
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About Masonic Temple

Masonic Temple, at 215 N. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1998. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, as it does for 160 other Florida listings. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMasonic temple in Florida, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 125 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

215 N. Main St., Gainesville · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Masonic TempleStart here
  2. 2Cox Furniture StoreMasonry Vernacular · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Star GarageBuilding · next door
  4. 4U.S. Post OfficeBeaux-Arts Classicism · Built 1911 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Federal Building, United States Post Office, and Court HouseBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMatheson HouseColonial0.3 miBDixie Hotel, Hotel KelleyBuilt 19260.3 miBOld Mount Carmel Baptist ChurchBuilding0.3 miDPleasant Street Historic DistrictWood Frame Vernacular0.3 miBMary Phifer McKenzie HouseQueen Anne Style0.4 miDNortheast Gainesville Residential DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBCox Furniture WarehouseRomanesque Revival · Built 19140.5 miDSoutheast Gainesville Residential DistrictQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about Masonic Temple

Is Masonic Temple on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 29, 1998 (Register number 98000589).

Is Masonic Temple a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Florida has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Dudley Farm, 13.2 miles away.

Can you visit Masonic Temple?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Masonic Temple?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 125 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77841962 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.