Masonic Lodge Building Of 1887 - Carthage, Illinois
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BruceS
N 40° 24.775 W 091° 08.065
15T E 658286 N 4475259
Historical marker giving history of masonic lodge building in Carthage, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMF8V5
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2012
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Text of marker:
Masonic Lodge Building of 1887
This building was constructed by N.P. McKee and the Hancock Masonic Lodge in 1887. It was designed by Geo. W. Payne, a nationally renowned architect, with a large arched window and pyramid-shaped roof. In 1924 the building was purchased by Mississippi Valley Telephone. That year the building lost most of the interior, roof and arched windwo in a 3-alarm fire. The telephone company rebuilt the structure as it stands today.
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