{"nrhp_refnum":"79003341","name":"Masonic Temple Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"133 Fayetteville St. Mall","address_restricted":false,"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake County","state":"NC","lat":35.77853602300007,"lon":-78.63882950799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-09-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A seven-story reinforced concrete office and lodge building at 133 Fayetteville Street Mall, at the corner of Fayetteville and Hargett streets in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, built 1907-1909 to designs by architect Charles McMillan.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the first reinforced concrete skyscraper in North Carolina, showing Chicago School organization with Beaux Arts ornament. It served as headquarters for the state Grand Lodge and local Masonic lodges for about forty-five years, and it reflects Raleigh's early twentieth-century growth.","narrative":"Rising seven stories at the corner of Fayetteville and Hargett streets in downtown Raleigh, this building was erected between 1907 and 1909 for the Grand Lodge of North Carolina Masons and the city's local lodges. Architect Charles McMillan designed it with a steel-reinforced concrete frame, infilled with brick and faced in Indiana limestone and yellow pressed brick. Its classical organization of base, shaft and capital reflects Sullivan-influenced skyscraper design with Beaux Arts detail. The nomination considers it the first reinforced concrete skyscraper in the state. Stores and a bank occupied the ground floor, offices filled the middle floors, and a two-story Masonic meeting room crowned the top. The Masons sold the building in 1946 and moved out in 1951. The storefront level was remodeled in 1948, but many original office doors, trim and the upper meeting room survive. By 1979 the building stood vacant, with a sale to an investment firm pending.","period_of_significance":"1907-1909","architect_builder":"Carolna Construction Co./Charles McMillian","architectural_style":"Sullivanesque massing with Beaux Arts ornamentation","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Described as vacant at the time of nomination; the first-floor storefront was modernized in 1948, and a contract had been signed for purchase by an investment firm intending to renovate.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.267062-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/91/7226/47722691/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/79003341.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003341/7cd59aaa66-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003341/7cd59aaa66-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Alexisrael","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Masonic_Temple_Building_Modern.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexisrael</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Masonic_Temple_Building_Modern.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"07001412","name":"Fayetteville Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/north-carolina/fayetteville-street-historic-district-07001412/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722691","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonic_Temple_Building_(Fayetteville_Street,_Raleigh,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6783778"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wake-county/masonic-temple-building-79003341/"}