{"nrhp_refnum":"85000048","name":"South Side Masonic Lodge No. 1114","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1301 W. Magnolia","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fort Worth","county":"Tarrant County","state":"TX","lat":32.730248509000035,"lon":-97.33808754199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-01-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Classical Revival lodge building with a basement and mezzanine levels, built in 1924 at 1301 West Magnolia in Fort Worth, Texas. It is faced in buff brick with cast-stone detailing and was designed with retail space on the ground floor and lodge rooms above.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a good example of Classical Revival commercial architecture with few exterior alterations. It is described as one of the most architecturally significant buildings in an area designated for historic preservation and as a primary resource for Tarrant County. It also reflects the size and influence of the Southside Masonic Lodge during the 1920s growth of Fort Worth's south side.","narrative":"Completed in 1924 at the corner of West Magnolia Street and Fifth Avenue in Fort Worth, this multistory lodge building is faced in buff brick with cast-stone trim in a restrained Classical Revival style. Giant fluted pilasters, broken pediments with urns, and a cast-stone cornice mark its main facades. Retail space occupied the basement and first floor, while the upper floors held an auditorium and two lodge rooms for Masonic groups. Southside Masonic Lodge No. 1114 was chartered in 1915, grew to nearly 1,000 members in the 1920s, and built the structure for $160,000. The first meeting there took place in January 1925. The Masons sold it to an Odd Fellows lodge in 1976, and a development partnership bought it in 1983. Its size and design make it one of the most prominent buildings in Fort Worth's south side commercial district, and its exterior has changed little apart from some ground-floor storefront alterations.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1924)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as partly occupied and partly vacant. The upper levels were temporarily used by the Fort Worth Ballet, and the owners planned to rehabilitate the building for commercial use. The exterior is largely intact, with some altered ground-floor openings.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.062297-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/9734/40973472/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/85000048.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000048/223805124d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000048/223805124d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southsidemasonic1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</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:Southsidemasonic1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973472","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Side_Masonic_Lodge_No._1114","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7568483"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/tarrant-county/south-side-masonic-lodge-no-1114-85000048/"}