Masonic Temple Building - Zanesville, Ohio - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The building was designed by Oscar Cobb of Chicago, Illinois. The cornerstone was laid in 1902, and the building was dedicated on St. John's Day, June 24, 1903.

The Masonic Lodge has a website, which can give interior photographs, as well as local information about the Lodge.

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An Ohio Historical Marker standing near the corner of the building reads:

Lodge of Amity No. 5
Free and Accepted Masons

The Lodge of Amity, one of the six founding lodges of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, was chartered on June 24, 1805, and first met in the Benoni Pierce hotel at the northeast corner of Main and Fifth Streets, Zanesville. This marker was erected in celebration of Ohio's 175th anniversary.

The 22 Lodges of the 18th Masonic District.
Muskingum, Noble, and Monre Counties
and
The Ohio Historical Society
1978 6-60

Street address: 38 N. 4th Street Zanesville, OH USA 43701 County / Borough / Parish: Muskingum County Year listed: 1990 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Social - Government Office, Meeting Hall, Specialty Store Current function: Commerce/Trade, Social - Meeting Hall, Specialty Store Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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