Smithfield Masonic Lodge

Smithfield Masonic Lodge, also known as the Brooks Building, is a historic Masonic Lodge located at Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States It is believed to be built in about 1854, and had moved to its present location in 1915–1917. It is a two-story, three bay, rectangular vernacular Greek Revival style frame building. It has a gable front temple form and is sheathed in plain weatherboard. Fellowship Lodge No. 84 occupied the building until the 1940s, and the Smithfield Woman's Club met in the building from 1917 through 1933. The building house Smithfield's first public library operated by the Smithfield Woman's Club.[2]

Smithfield Masonic Lodge
Smithfield Masonic Lodge, December 2014
Location115 N. Second St., Smithfield, North Carolina
Coordinates35°30′51″N 78°20′51″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1854 (1854), 1915-1917
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.07001012[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2007

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ellen Turco (May 2007). "Smithfield Masonic Lodge" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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