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West End Masonic Temple

Coordinates: 33°29′34″N 86°51′18″W / 33.49278°N 86.85500°W / 33.49278; -86.85500
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West End Masonic Temple
West End Masonic Temple is located in Birmingham, Alabama
West End Masonic Temple
West End Masonic Temple is located in Alabama
West End Masonic Temple
West End Masonic Temple is located in the United States
West End Masonic Temple
Location1346 Tuscaloosa Ave., Birmingham, Alabama
Coordinates33°29′34″N 86°51′18″W / 33.49278°N 86.85500°W / 33.49278; -86.85500
Arealess than one acre
Built1926
ArchitectDavid Oliver Whilldin
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No.87001417[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1987

The West End Masonic Temple is a Masonic building in Birmingham, Alabama. It was constructed in 1926. The temple served the masonic community until 1985, when it was sold and converted to office space. The building was destroyed in a fire on New Years Day, 1996.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, and in 2009, despite being gone for many years, was still listed.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "West End Masonic Temple's historical marker". West End Branch Library. February 21, 2007.