Watertown Masonic Temple

Watertown Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic building located in Watertown in Jefferson County, New York. It was constructed in 1914 as a meeting hall for a local Masonic lodge. and is a three-story, Neoclassical style rectangular, masonry and steel structure. The front of the building features a large prostyle temple front with six columns in the Doric order supporting a triangular pediment.[2]

Watertown Masonic Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Watertown Masonic Temple, November 2009
Location	240 Washington St., Watertown, New York
Coordinates	43°58′23″N 75°54′42″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1914
Architect	Dewey, Charles E.; Caswell, Fred A.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	80002629[1]
Added to NRHP	January 23, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980[1] In 2003, the Masonic Hall Association decided to sell the building, citing the cost of maintaining the structure, and declining membership for its decision.[3]

A plan to renovate the building as a performing arts center is included in a ten million dollar New York State Empire State Development Corporation revitalization grant.[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Jane K. Schweizer (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Watertown Masonic Temple". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-12-10. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
3. Sale of Watertown Masonic Temple up in air, Watertown Daily Times, January 14, 2011
4. Masonic Temple, other Watertown projects receive $10 million, Watertown Daily Times, October 5, 2017