Kilbourn_Masonic_Temple

Kilbourn Masonic Temple

Kilbourn Masonic Temple

United States historic place

The Kilbourn Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic building located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was constructed in 1911 as a meeting hall for Kilbourn Lodge #3, a local Masonic lodge which was one of the first three organized in Wisconsin in 1843. The Masons no longer meet in the building).[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1][3] When it celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011, the temple was automatically deemed a landmark in the city of Milwaukee. The temple used to serve as a fraternity house for the Kappa Sigma chapter at Marquette University but is now rented as living space for residents/students.[4]

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The building was originally a residence but it was remodeled by the masons with a Classical Revival facade which completely enclosed the former house. The renovation was designed by architect H. Paul Schnetzky and Son in 1911.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, lodge locator". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Kilbourn Masonic Temple (Lodge #3)". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Landgraf, Rachel (May 2, 2014). "Kappa Sigma's new home". Marquette Wire.
  5. [5]
    Robin D. Wegner; Carlen Hatala (1983). "State Historical Society of Wisconsin Intensive Survey: Kilbourn Masonic Temple". National Park Service. Retrieved May 12, 2017. With photo from 1984.


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