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The Masonic Temple in Salem, on the corner of Washington and Lynde Streets, was erected in 1915-1916 at a cost of $250,000. It occupies the site of the Pickman-Derby-Brookhouse Estate, built in 1764. | The Masonic Temple in Salem, on the corner of Washington and Lynde Streets, was erected in 1915-1916 at a cost of $250,000. It occupies the site of the Pickman-Derby-Brookhouse Estate, built in 1764. | ||
"A notable Salem landmark, this massive symmetrical five-story brick and artificial limestone edifice in the Colonial Revival style has a slightly projecting front central pavilion in which four fluted Corinthian columns rise from a triple-arch entrance base" according to Tolles. | |||
When first built, it housed retail stores, professional and business offices, and the Masonic lodge rooms and banquet hall. | |||
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==See Also== | |||
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/Xarchitecture+in+salem&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D/Xarchitecture+in+salem&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D&search=architecture+in+salem&SUBKEY=architecture%20in%20salem/1%2C4%2C4%2CB/frameset&FF=Xarchitecture+in+salem&searchscope=24&m=&SORT=D&2%2C2%2C Architecture in Salem] by Bryant F. Tolles, p. 109 | |||
Revision as of 08:24, 26 March 2010
The Masonic Temple in Salem, on the corner of Washington and Lynde Streets, was erected in 1915-1916 at a cost of $250,000. It occupies the site of the Pickman-Derby-Brookhouse Estate, built in 1764.
"A notable Salem landmark, this massive symmetrical five-story brick and artificial limestone edifice in the Colonial Revival style has a slightly projecting front central pavilion in which four fluted Corinthian columns rise from a triple-arch entrance base" according to Tolles.
When first built, it housed retail stores, professional and business offices, and the Masonic lodge rooms and banquet hall.
See Also
- Architecture in Salem by Bryant F. Tolles, p. 109
