{"nrhp_refnum":"05000430","name":"Collinsville Masonic Temple Lodge #712 A.F. & A.M.","other_names":["Collinsville Masonic Temple"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"213 W. Clay St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Collinsville","county":"Madison County","state":"IL","lat":38.67234726300006,"lon":-89.98925170299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story red brick Masonic lodge building at 213 West Clay Street in downtown Collinsville, Madison County, Illinois, built in 1912 in the Classical Revival style to resemble a Greek temple.","why_significant":"It is listed under Criteria A and C. It is tied to Collinsville's fraternal and social history, and it is the only early fraternal meeting hall in the city still used by its original organization. It also embodies Classical Revival design, with a columned front, original plaster interior and a Grand Lodge Room.","narrative":"Built in 1912 at 213 West Clay Street, this two-story red brick building has served as the meeting hall of Collinsville Lodge #712 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Its front elevation resembles a Greek temple, with four unfluted Doric columns rising two stories beneath a brick entablature and pediment bearing a Masonic emblem. Inside, the original plaster walls, stained wood trim and floor plan survive, along with a second-floor Grand Lodge Room with oak woodwork, plaster ivy-pattern ceiling moldings and a balcony. The main staircase was rebuilt after a 1939 fire, and the windows and entry doors have been replaced, though the openings remain. The building matters for its Classical Revival design and for its place in Collinsville's social history. Several fraternal groups formed in the town, but the Masons are the only one still meeting in an original early hall, on land bought from the Odd Fellows. The building remains in use by the lodge.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals - Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a Masonic meeting hall (current function: social - meeting hall); described as largely unaltered since 1912.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.81986-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/80/8935/28893580/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/05000430.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000430/de9ecbf9f1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000430/de9ecbf9f1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Collinsville_Masonic_Temple.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Collinsville_Masonic_Temple.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893580","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collinsville_Masonic_Temple","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5147463"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/madison-county/collinsville-masonic-temple-lodge-712-a-f-and-a-m-05000430/"}