Excelsior Masonic Temple Explained

The Excelsior Masonic Temple (now the Life Restoration Church) is a historic building located at 2422 West National Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Built in 1923, and designed in the Classical Revival style by architect Richard Oberst,[1] the building was originally constructed as a meeting hall for Excelsior Lodge #175 F.&A.M (a local Masonic Lodge that is no longer in existence). The building was sold by the Lodge in the 1990s,[2] and is now used by a local church.[3]

The building is deemed to be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, but was not listed due to owner objection.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Wisconsin Encyclopedia 2008-2009 Edition . January 2008 . Jennifer Herrman. 390 . State Historic Publications. 9781878592613 .
  2. Web site: History of Excelsior Lodge, Lake Masonic Center website . 2017-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202044407/http://lakemasoniccenter.org/lakelodge/history . 2017-02-02 . dead .
  3. http://www.lrcmilwaukee.org/ Life Restoration Church website
  4. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Nrc:id-1079,N:4294963828-4294963813&dsNavOnly=N:1159&dsRecordDetails=R:NR1071 Property listing on the Wisconsin Historical Society website

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