West End Masonic Temple Explained

West End Masonic Temple
Location:1346 Tuscaloosa Ave., Birmingham, Alabama
Coordinates:33.4928°N -86.855°W
Built:1926
Architect:David Oliver Whilldin
Architecture:Neoclassical
Added:August 27, 1987
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:87001417

The West End Masonic Temple is a Masonic building in Birmingham, Alabama. It was constructed in 1926. The temple served the masonic community until 1985, when it was sold and converted to office space. The building was destroyed in a fire on New Years Day, 1996.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, and in 2009, despite being gone for many years, was still listed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: West End Masonic Temple's historical marker . February 21, 2007 . West End Branch Library.