Masonic Temple (Fairbanks, Alaska)
The building was originally constructed for the Tanana Commercial Company in 1906. The fire that destroyed much of the city that same year did not affect it, as the fire stopped about one block away.
In 1908, the Tanana Lodge No. 3, a Masonic group that had started as a club in 1904 and received a charter in 1908, purchased the building. The Masons added an extension in the rear for lodge rooms and a main hall in 1908. The building was raised in 1913 and a new facade was added in 1916. The Masons no longer meet in the building.
President Warren G. Harding gave a speech from the steps of the Masonic Temple during his visit to Alaska in 1923.
The roof of the vacant building collapsed on March 17, 2018, and the rest of the building was demolished the next day. It was delisted from the National Register in August 2018.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ James R. Marcotte (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Masonic Temple (AHRS Site No. FAI-032)". National Park Service. and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1979 and 1960s
- ^ Tanana Lodge No. 3 website
- ^ Daily News-Miner Article
External links
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