Masonic Temple (El Dorado, Arkansas) Explained

Masonic Temple
Location:106-108 N. Washington, El Dorado, Arkansas
Coordinates:33.2122°N -92.6636°W
Built:1924
Architect:Watts, Charles; Blythe and Duerson
Architecture:Art Deco, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:April 12, 2001
Refnum:01000349
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:August 21, 2003
Partof:El Dorado Commercial Historic District
Partof Refnum:03000773

The Masonic Temple of El Dorado, Arkansas is located at 106-108 North Washington Street, on the west side of the courthouse square. The four-story masonry building was built in 1923–24 to a design by Little Rock architect Charles S. Watts. It is one of a small number of buildings in Arkansas with Art Deco styling influenced by the Egyptian Revival. This particular styling was likely influence by the 1922 discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001, and included in the El Dorado Commercial Historic District in 2003.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Masonic Temple. Arkansas Preservation. 2014-05-05.
  2. Web site: NRHP nomination for El Dorado Commercial Historic District . Arkansas Preservation . 2014-05-04 .