Masonic Temple of Des Moines

Masonic Temple of Des Moines
The Masonic Temple (1913) at 1011 Locust Street in Des Moines, Iowa.
Location: 1011 Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1913
Architect: Proudfoot Bird & Rawson
Architectural style: Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Beaux Arts
Governing body: Private
MPS: Architectural Legacy of Proudfoot & Bird in Iowa MPS
NRHP Reference#: 97000961[1]
Added to NRHP: August 29, 1997

The Masonic Temple in Des Moines, Iowa is a Beaux Arts style building from 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

It was designed by the Des Moines-based architectural firm Proudfood, Bird & Rawson. The building was listed on the NRHP for its architecture, as part of a 1988 multiple property submission.[2][1] It was then one of 25 known surviving Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson buildings in Des Moines and is one of two known lodge buildings designed by the firm.[2]:10

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