{"nrhp_refnum":"71000727","name":"Masonic Temple","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 N. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.95362591700007,"lon":-75.16267829860246,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-05-27","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1985-02-04","areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 3½-story stone Masonic Temple with two towers on the corner of Broad and Filbert Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving as the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Masonry. It was dedicated in 1873 and designed by architect James H. Windrim.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is one of the most prominent structures in Philadelphia and one of the most elaborate Masonic buildings in the country. Its Norman-style Broad and Filbert Street elevations are described as perfect examples of the style. The interiors, collections and Windrim's role in Centennial-era work add further weight to its significance.","narrative":"Occupying a corner of Broad and Filbert Streets in Philadelphia, the Masonic Temple is a 3½-story stone building with two towers, the taller of which rises 250 feet. Architect James H. Windrim designed it, and it was dedicated in 1873 as the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania Masonry. The Broad and Filbert elevations display Norman architecture in its bold and elaborate form, with round-arched openings and a projecting portico built into the front wall. The exterior uses Cape Ann syenite, while the side elevations on Juniper and Cuthbert Streets are of Maine granite and the portico is of Quincy granite. Inside, large meeting rooms are decorated in Corinthian, Renaissance, Ionic, Egyptian, Oriental, Norman and Gothic motifs, many planned by the lodge's Art Association in the 1890s. The building is regarded as one of the most elaborate Masonic structures in the country and houses a museum with George Washington's Masonic apron and Benjamin Franklin's Masonic collar.","period_of_significance":"1873","architect_builder":"James H. Windrim (architect)","architectural_style":"Norman","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The document states the building is in the process of remodeling and air-conditioning, with most interiors intact and the exterior intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.489583-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/71000727.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000727/8e568fe3ca-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000727/8e568fe3ca-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.5","author":"Bruce Andersen","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Lodge_of_Pennsylvania.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Andersen</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Lodge_of_Pennsylvania.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"84003531","name":"East Center City Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/east-center-city-commercial-historic-district-84003531/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997404","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonic_Temple_(Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6783748"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/masonic-temple-71000727/"}