Negro Masonic Hall Explained

Negro Masonic Hall
Location:3615--3619 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates:38.6469°N -90.2269°W
Built:1886
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:April 15, 1993
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:93000262

The Negro Masonic Hall in St. Louis, Missouri (also known as the Prince Hall Grand Lodge #2) was a historic building built in 1886. Originally constructed as a commercial building, it was purchased by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Missouri (a Masonic Grand Lodge) in 1909 and remodeled as a meeting hall. While the Grand Lodge itself moved to a new location in 1951, several of its subordinate lodges continued to meet in the building until the 1986s. At this point the building was abandoned and deteriorated.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It was demolished after a devastating fire in 1995.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/93000262.pdf National Register of Historic Places registration form
  2. http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/cultural-resources/city-landmarks/Prince-Hall-Grand-Lodge-2.cfm City of Saint Louis website - City Landmarks