{"nrhp_refnum":"71000607","name":"Eagle Lodge","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"142 W. King St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hillsborough","county":"Orange County","state":"NC","lat":36.075520453000024,"lon":-79.09938102299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-04-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, forty-foot-square brick Masonic lodge hall at 142 West King Street in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, begun in 1823.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as an interesting example of early Greek Revival motifs adapted for a building constructed specifically as a Masonic lodge. It is also one of the oldest structures in central North Carolina in continuous use as a Masonic lodge. In the nineteenth century it doubled as the town's lecture hall, concert theater, Civil War hospital and auditorium.","narrative":"Eagle Lodge is a two-story brick Masonic hall at 142 West King Street in Hillsborough, measuring forty feet on each side. Construction began in 1823 on land owned by William Norwood, with the corner stone laid by Grand Master James Strudwick Smith. The design is thought to be by state architect William Nichols, with John Berry as builder. The brick is laid in Flemish bond, and a pedimented porch with Ionic columns shelters the three-bay front, where the frieze names the lodge. The lodge was first chartered in 1791, disbanded in 1799, and reorganized in 1819. A belvedere was removed in 1862 and replaced with the present hip roof. A fire damaged the first-floor interior, though the second floor retains original door casings. Beyond Masonic meetings, it served as the town's lecture hall, concert theater and Civil War hospital, earning the nickname King Street Opera House. It is among the oldest continuously used Masonic lodge buildings in central North Carolina.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Thought to be designed by William Nichols, state architect, and built by John Berry","architectural_style":"Early Greek Revival motifs (adapted for a Masonic lodge)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition and altered; occupied and in use as a social club (Masonic lodge). A fire damaged the first floor interior, and the roof was rebuilt in 1862.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.877469-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/60/7216/47721660/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/71000607.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000607/5bed49f79b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000607/5bed49f79b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Warren LeMay","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eagle_Lodge,_Hillsborough,_NC.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Warren LeMay</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eagle_Lodge,_Hillsborough,_NC.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"73001363","name":"Hillsborough Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/hillsborough-historic-district-73001363/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721660","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Lodge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19817680"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/orange-county/eagle-lodge-71000607/"}