Masonic Temple | |
Location: | 320 Jefferson St., Fairmont, West Virginia |
Coordinates: | 39.4856°N -80.1428°W |
Built: | 1906 |
Architect: | Giffin, H.F.; Brady Construction Co. |
Architecture: | Beaux Arts |
Added: | April 9, 1993 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 93000218 |
The Masonic Temple is a historic building located at Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia. It was designed by the Baltimore architectural firm Baldwin & Pennington,[1] built in 1906–1907, and is a large, five-story, three bay mixed use commercial building with a mezzanine, a balcony, a partial sixth floor and a full basement. It measures 55 feet wide, 109 feet deep, and 90 feet high. The buildings has a steel and reinforced concrete structure and is faced in beige brick with extensive terra cotta detailing. The building was commissioned by Fairmont Lodge No. 9 (which no longer meets in the building), and is in the Beaux-Arts style.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.