Kansas City Masonic Temple | |
Location: | 903 Harrison St., Kansas City, Missouri |
Coordinates: | 39.1031°N -94.5703°W |
Built: | 1909 |
Architect: | Kuykendall, J.C. |
Architecture: | Classical Revival, Beaux Arts |
Added: | November 14, 1980 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 80002365 |
The Masonic Temple in Kansas City, Missouri is a Neo-Classical Architecture building in the Beaux-Arts architecture tradition.[1] Designed by J.C. Sunderland,[2] the Masonic Cornerstone was laid October 8, 1910[3] and the building held a public dedication ceremony on September 30, 1911.[2]
Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman danced[4] in the 6,600 square foot[5] Tiffany Ballroom which prominently features plaster columns and an impressive Tiffany glass window array.[1]
The Kansas City Masonic Temple was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and as a film location with the Missouri Film Commission in 2013.[6] A restoration project was launched in 2017 to restore and preserve the building[7] for future generations.