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Pythian Temple
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National Register of Historic Places

Pythian Temple

Also known as Commencement Lodge No. 7,Knights of Pythias

On the National Register since 198541 years
Second Renaissance RevivalListed 1985Tacoma
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About Pythian Temple

Pythian Temple, at 924-926 1/2 Broadway, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 23, 1985. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Second Renaissance Revival, as it does for 15 other Washington listings. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isKnights of Pythias building in Tacoma, Washington, U.S. 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 · 38 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

924-926 1/2 Broadway, Tacoma · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Pythian TempleStart here
  2. 2Rialto TheaterClassical Revival · Built 1918 · next door
  3. 3Pantages TheatreSecond Renaissance Revival · next door
  4. 4Washington BuildingBeaux Arts · next door
  5. 5Bowes BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 1909 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

31 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSunset Telephone & Telegraph BuildingBuilt 19010.1 miBRhodes Medical Arts BuildingArt Deco · Built 19310.1 miBManley-Thompson Ford AgencyCommercial Style · Built 19180.2 miBThe Auditorium Dance HallSullivanesque0.2 miBNational Bank of TacomaItalian Renaissance0.2 miBUS Post Office-Tacoma Downtown Station-Federal BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 miDOld City Hall Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBY.M.C.A. BuildingBuilding0.2 miBOld City HallItalian Villa · Built 18930.2 miBNorthern Pacific Office BuildingBuilt 18880.2 miBPacific National Bank BuildingCommercial · Built 18910.3 miStCity Waterway BridgeBuilt 19110.3 miBHouse at 802-804 South G StreetLate Victorian · Built 18900.3 miBCentral Elementary SchoolBuilding0.3 miBBuilding at 712-716 Sixth AvenueNeighborhood Storefront · Built 19250.3 miBHouse at 605 South G StreetLate Victorian · Built 18900.3 miBLynn, C.O., Co. Funeral HomeClassical Revival · Built 19180.3 miBWalker Apartment HotelClassical Revival · Built 19270.3 mi
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BSprague BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBFireboat StationCraftsman0.4 miBHouse at 708-710 South 8th StreetBeaux Arts · Built 19080.4 miBJohn F. Yuncker HouseBuilding0.4 miBFire Station No. 1Craftsman0.4 miBFire Alarm StationUtilitarian0.4 miBBalfour Dock BuildingWarehouse/Wharf · Built 19000.4 miBNihon Go GakkoBuilding0.5 miBHouse at 1510 Tacoma Avenue SouthLate Victorian · Built 19020.5 miBSchultz ApartmentsCraftsman · Built 19110.5 miDSouth J Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 miDWright Park and Seymour ConservatoryDistrict0.5 miBMasonic Temple Building-Temple TheaterSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Second Renaissance Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Second Renaissance Revival.

Pantages Theatre0 mi away
US Post Office-Tacoma Downtown Station-Federal Building0.2 mi away
Masonic Temple Building-Temple Theater0.5 mi away
Hoge BuildingBuilt 1911 · 24.6 mi away

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Questions about Pythian Temple

Is Pythian Temple on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 23, 1985 (Register number 85001811).

Is Pythian Temple a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Washington has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fireboat No.1, 2.7 miles away.

Can you visit Pythian 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 Pythian Temple?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 38 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 75613017 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.