{"nrhp_refnum":"83003979","name":"Masonic Temple","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"339-341 State St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Hampden County","state":"MA","lat":42.10570540000003,"lon":-72.58072464999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-11-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Neo-Classical fraternal lodge building at 339-341 State Street in Springfield, Massachusetts, built 1923-1926 to designs by McClintock & Craig and constructed by the A.E. Stephens Co.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the Temple retains integrity of location, design, setting and materials. It was the center for Masonic organizations in western Massachusetts for over fifty years. It is also a major public monument from the 1920s, whose monumental scale and limestone facade complement its neighbors on State Street.","narrative":"Masonic Temple at 339-341 State Street in Springfield is a steel-frame, six-level fraternal building completed in 1926 at a cost of $1,000,000. Local firm McClintock & Craig designed it, and the A.E. Stephens Co. built it between 1923 and 1926. The facade of Indiana limestone and terra cotta combines Neo-Classical form with Egyptian detailing, including a colonnade said to replicate columns from the temple of Kom Ombo, and Masonic symbols. Inside are a banquet hall for 1,200, blue lodge rooms, York Rite rooms and a 1,500-seat auditorium. It replaced earlier Masonic quarters, including a five-story temple dedicated in 1893, and was meant to serve all local Masonic bodies. It was listed for its long role as the center of Masonic activity in western Massachusetts and as a major monument of the 1920s, standing opposite the former U.S. Armory.","period_of_significance":"1923-1926","architect_builder":"McClintock & Craig (architects); A.E. Stephens Co. (builder)","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical, with Egyptian detailing and Masonic symbols; Neo-Gothic prelates' room interior","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in excellent condition and unaltered; the form notes the original bronze entrance doors were replaced by glass doors.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.893575-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/27/7953/63795327/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83003979.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003979/eda058228c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83003979/eda058228c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Masonic_Temple,_Springfield_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</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,_Springfield_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795327","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonic_Temple_(Springfield,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6783762"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/hampden-county/masonic-temple-83003979/"}