Masonic Temple (Shreveport, Louisiana) Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=91000702}} National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Masonic Temple]. National Register Staff. March 1991. National Park Service. April 13, 2018. With .
  2. Web site: Highland Historic District. State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation . April 18, 2018.