Collinsville Masonic Temple Lodge #712 A.F. & A.M - Collinsville, Illinois - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Collinsville Masonic Temple is a Classical Revival, red brick two-story building which resembles a Greek temple.  Its front, or south elevation, has four unfluted Doric columns which support a brick entablature.  The architrave is accentuated by projecting rows of  brick and the frieze sports a blind arcade.  Above the entablature is a red brick pediment which as at its center a Masonic emblem.  The Doric columns, lintels, sills, and decorative features are all believed to be limestone.  The columns rise the full two story height of the structure and rest upon a poured concrete porch.  Between the center two columns, four steps with poured-concrete balustrade,  lead to the porch and directly to the center entrance.  The door is aluminum with sidelights and a transom light.  The entrance surround consists of two brick pilasters, each with a globe light fixture, supporting a frieze with the word "Temple" incised across it.  At the top of the frieze, a denticulate molding is the base for a simple cornice...

The Collinsville Masonic Temple is [significant] for both soocial history and as a good example of Classical Revival architecture.  The period of significance is from 1912, the year it was built." - National Register Nomination

Street address: 213 W. Clay St. Collinsville, Illinois County / Borough / Parish: Madison Year listed: 2005 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 , 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Historic function: Social Current function: Social 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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