Russell Lodge No. 284 Explained

Russell Lodge No. 284
Coordinates:36.9842°N -85.0633°W
Built:1939
Architect:Gaskins, Alvin
Builder:Crouch, Grover, & Son
Architecture:Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:January 28, 1994
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:93001586

The Russell Lodge No. 284, also known as the Jamestown Masonic Lodge, on Public Square in Jamestown, Kentucky, is a Masonic Hall which was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

It is a two-story stone building. It has a NaNfeet open area on its second floor. The first floor was renovated in 2019 and is currently the home of world famous Cumberland Guitars. [1]

Its 1993 NRHP nomination asserts that "In Kentucky, a rural state with limited ethnic diversity, fraternal organizations were the primary secular social group available to men (Martin: 216). The building is significant to us today insofar as it helps us to understand the vital role that such civic groups played in the cultural life of localities."[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=93001586}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jamestown Masonic Lodge / RU-37 ]. National Park Service. L. Martin Perry . August 5, 1993 . December 17, 2017. With .