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Masonic Temple
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National Register of Historic Places

Masonic Temple

On the National Register since 198046 years
Classical RevivalListed 1980Worcester

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Masonic Temple

Masonic Temple, at Ionic Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 219 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. The listing covers 1.1 acres. 21 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMasonic temple in Worcester, Massachusetts. 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 · 4 MB · National Archives↗
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Ionic Ave., Worcester · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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DSouthbridge-Sargent Manufacturing DistrictSecond Empire0.3 miBBeacon Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival · Built 19010.3 miBEdward Stark HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBC.H. Fitch HouseVictorian0.3 miBDowley-Taylor HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBMoody Shattuck HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBBattelle, Marion, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.3 miDMain and Franklin Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBBancroft HotelBeaux Arts Classical · Built 19120.3 miBDodge Block and Sawyer Building, Bancroft Trust BuildingLate Victorian0.3 miBCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.3 miBWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.3 miBPark BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miDOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.3 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.3 miBPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.3 miBJames Schofield HouseSecond Empire0.4 miBBrightside ApartmentsRomanesque Revival · Built 18890.4 miBCrompton Loom WorksItalianate0.4 miBCastle Street RowSecond Empire0.4 miBMcPartland, James, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.4 miBYWCA of WorcesterBuilt 19610.4 miBSimpson, Clara, Three-DeckerItalianate Style Three-Decker0.4 miBJ. R. Torrey Razor Co. and J. R. Torrey & Co. Manufacturing FacilityBuilding0.4 miBWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 miDLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.4 miBHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.4 miBG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.4 miBUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBO'Connor, James, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBMark, John, Three-DeckerItalianate Three-Decker0.5 miBRidyard, Albert, Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker · Built 19140.5 miBElliot Smith HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBLucius Knowles HouseVictorian Second Empire0.5 miBRoynane, Catharine, Three-DeckerQueen Anne · Built 18900.5 miBSt. John`s Catholic ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18450.5 miBDuprey BuildingBuilt 19260.5 miBSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBWCIS BankItalianate · Built 18510.5 miBMerrill Double HouseVictorian Gothic0.5 miDOxford-Crown Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.5 miBWilliam Hogg HouseColonial Revival0.5 miBKatz and Leavitt Apartment HouseEclectic0.5 miBJoseph Davis HouseShingle Style0.5 miBAlexander Marsh HouseGreek Revival · Built 18480.5 miBIsaac Davis HouseItalianate · Built 18700.5 mi
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Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

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Questions about Masonic Temple

Is Masonic Temple on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000537).

Is Masonic Temple a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 1.3 miles away.

Can you visit Masonic Temple?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Masonic Temple?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 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 63793071 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.