Masonic Temple | |
Nrhp Type: | indcp |
Location: | 1805 Creswell Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana |
Coordinates: | 32.4942°N -93.7413°W |
Built: | 1937 |
Architect: | Theodore A. Flaxman |
Builder: | Werner Co. |
Architecture: | Moderne |
Added: | June 10, 1991 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Partof: | Highland Historic District |
Partof Refnum: | 87000192 |
Designated Nrhp Type: | February 19, 1987 |
Refnum: | 91000702 |
Nocat: | yes |
The Masonic Temple in Shreveport, Louisiana is a historic building located at 1805 Creswell Avenue in Shreveport, Louisiana. Built in 1937 in Moderne style, it is a two-story brick building designed by architect Theodore Flaxman, who indicated that he was strongly influenced by the curvilinear buildings of European modernist Erich Mendelsohn.[1]
The building was a contributing property of Highland Historic District since its creation in 1987,[2] and was subsequently enlisted as an individual property on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.