List of Masonic buildings in the United States
Oklahoma
Table:
Building

Image

Dates

Location

City, State

Description

1

Masonic Temple (Atoka, Oklahoma)

1915 built
1980 NRHP-listed

301 Court St.
34°23′7″N 96°7′29″W﻿ / ﻿34.38528°N 96.12472°W﻿ / 34.38528; -96.12472﻿ (Masonic Temple (Atoka, Oklahoma))

Atoka, Oklahoma

Has stained glass windows.

2

Enid Masonic Temple

1924 built
1984 NRHP-listed

301 W. Broadway

Enid, Oklahoma

Italian Renaissance Revival; home of the Enid Symphony Orchestra.

3

First National Bank and Masonic Lodge

1906 built (Bank portion)
1924 built (Masonic hall)
1984 NRHP-listed

301 N. Main St.
36°34′15″N 96°42′16″W﻿ / ﻿36.57083°N 96.70444°W﻿ / 36.57083; -96.70444﻿ (First National Bank and Masonic Lodge)

Fairfax, Oklahoma

Best example of Georgian Revival architecture in Osage County[3]

4

Scottish Rite Temple (Guthrie, Oklahoma)

1919 built
1987 NRHP-listed

900 E. Oklahoma
35°52′41″N 97°24′48″W﻿ / ﻿35.87806°N 97.41333°W﻿ / 35.87806; -97.41333﻿ (Scottish Rite Temple (Guthrie, Oklahoma))

Guthrie, Oklahoma

Built 1920-1923; described as the largest and most elaborately designed and constructed Masonic Temple in the state.[90]

5

International Temple, Supreme Assembly, Order of the Rainbow for Girls

1951 built
2013 NRHP-listed

315 East Carl Albert Parkway
34°55′57″N 95°45′53″W﻿ / ﻿34.9325°N 95.7647°W﻿ / 34.9325; -95.7647﻿ (International Temple, Supreme Assembly, Order of the Rainbow for Girls)

McAlester, Oklahoma

Moderne headquarters for the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, which was founded in McAlester in 1922 and grew to 50,000 members in 1940, before declining.

6

McAlester Scottish Rite Temple

1907 built
1980 NRHP-listed

2nd St. and Adams Ave.
34°56′7″N 95°45′56″W﻿ / ﻿34.93528°N 95.76556°W﻿ / 34.93528; -95.76556﻿ (McAlester Scottish Rite Temple)

McAlester, Oklahoma

Art Deco, Neo-classic[3]

7

Masonic Lodge Hall

1929 built
1983 NRHP-listed

1st and Main Sts.
35°52′34″N 94°52′39″W﻿ / ﻿35.87611°N 94.87750°W﻿ / 35.87611; -94.87750﻿ (Masonic Lodge Hall (Miami, Oklahoma))

Miami, Oklahoma

It comprises half of the second floor of the Coleman Theatre complex, designed in Spanish Colonial Revival style by the Boller Brothers of Kansas City, Missouri.

8

India Temple Shrine Building

1923 built
1980 NRHP-listed

621 N. Robinson Ave.
35°28′25″N 97°30′58″W﻿ / ﻿35.47361°N 97.51611°W﻿ / 35.47361; -97.51611﻿ (India Temple Shrine Building)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Built in 1923 by multiple Masonic lodges. Later home of the Journal Record and site of a museum focused on the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, which damaged the building

9

Pond Creek Masonic Lodge No. 125

1953 built
2010 NRHP-listed

126 Broadway Ave.

Pond Creek, Oklahoma

10

Tonkawa Lodge No. 157 A.F. & A.M.

1925 built
2007 NRHP-listed

112 N. 7th St.
36°40′45″N 97°18′28″W﻿ / ﻿36.67917°N 97.30778°W﻿ / 36.67917; -97.30778﻿ (Tonkawa Lodge No. 157 A.F. & A.M.)

Tonkawa, Oklahoma

Classical Revival, designed by Oklahoma City architects Hawk & Parr

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The Masonic Temple in Atoka , Oklahoma is a historic building from 1915 . Originally constructed as a meeting hall for a local area Masonic lodge , it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 . The building has stained glass windows in its third story , and is regarded as unique architecturally in its community . At the time of NRHP listing , it was regarded as a prime candidate for restoration . In 2013 the building was a hospice .
Atoka is a city in , and the county seat of , Atoka County , Oklahoma , United States . The population was 3,107 at the 2010 census , an increase of 4.0 percent from 2,988 at the 2000 census . The city was settled by the Choctaw and named in 1867 by a Baptist missionary for Chief Atoka , whose name means ball ground in English .
The Enid Masonic Temple ( also known as Enid Symphony Center and the Knox Building ) , is a historic building located in Enid , Oklahoma . It is the home of the Enid Symphony Orchestra , and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 . The Italian Renaissance Revival building is also located within the Enid Downtown Historic District which became listed on the register in 2007 .
Enid ( /ˈiːnɪd/ EE-nid ) is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . It is the county seat of Garfield County . As of the 2010 census , the population was 49,379 . Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893 , and is named after Enid , a character in Alfred , Lord Tennyson 's Idylls of the King . In 1991 , the Oklahoma state legislature designated Enid the purple martin capital of Oklahoma . Enid holds the nickname of Queen Wheat City and Wheat Capital of Oklahoma and the United States for its immense grain storage capacity , and has the third-largest grain storage capacity in the world .
The First National Bank and Masonic Lodge is a historic building located in Fairfax , Oklahoma . The bank portion of the building was built in 1906 . The lodge meeting hall portion was added by Greyhorse Lodge No . 124 in 1924 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 . It is regarded as the best example of Georgian Revival architecture in Osage County .
Fairfax is a town in Osage County , Oklahoma , United States . The Osage Nation reservation is co-terminus with the County . The population was 1,380 at the 2010 census , down 11.3 percent from 1,555 at the 2000 census . It is notable as the home of world-famous ballerinas Maria and Marjorie Tallchief .
The Scottish Rite Temple in Guthrie , Oklahoma is a Masonic temple that serves as the home of the Scottish Rite in the Guthrie Valley , Oklahoma Orient , Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry , Southern Jurisdiction , U.S.A . It is one of the world 's largest Masonic Centers . The building was designed by architects Parr & Hawk and built in 1919 in Classical Revival style . It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1987 . From the NRHP nom :
Guthrie is a city and county seat in Logan County , Oklahoma , United States , and a part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex . The population was 10,191 at the 2010 census , a 2.7 percent increase from the 9,925 at the 2000 census . First known as a railroad station stop , after the Land Run of 1889 , Guthrie immediately gained 10,000 new residents who began to develop the town . It was rapidly improved and was designated as the territorial capital , and in 1907 as the first state capital of Oklahoma . In 1910 state voters chose the larger Oklahoma City as the new capital in a special election . Guthrie is nationally significant for its collection of late 19th and early 20th century commercial architecture . The Guthrie Historic District includes more than 2,000 buildings and is designated as a National Historic Landmark . Historic tourism is important to the city , and its Victorian architecture provides a backdrop for Wild West and territorial-style entertainment , carriage tours , replica trolley cars , specialty shops , and art galleries .
The International Temple , Supreme Assembly , Order of the Rainbow for Girls is a building in McAlester , Oklahoma , United States that serves as the headquarters for the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 14 , 2013 . The Order of the Rainbow for Girls was founded in McAlester on April 6 , 1922 by Rev . W. Mark Sexson . From the initial installation class of 86 girls , the Order grew to 50,000 members in 1940 . In 1941 , the Order began plans for a larger office building that would serve as a memorial to those who had made the Order possible , and a shrine for members worldwide . The building was designed by the Tulsa firm Black and West , and the funds for the building were approved at the 1950 Supreme Assembly session . The contract for the construction was granted to the Dewey Loveall Construction Company in August 1950 , and the cornerstone was Masonically laid on May 2 , 1951 . The building was first opened to the public on November 18 , 1951 .
McAlester is a city in and the county seat of Pittsburg County , Oklahoma , United States . The population was 18,363 at the 2010 census , a 3.4 percent increase from 17,783 at the 2000 census , making it the largest city in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma , followed by Durant . The town gets its name from James Jackson McAlester , an early white settler and businessman who later became lieutenant governor of Oklahoma . Known as J. J. , McAlester married Rebecca Burney , the daughter of a full-blood Chickasaw family , which made him a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation . McAlester is the home of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary , the former site of an inside the walls prison rodeo that ESPN 's SportsCenter once broadcast . McAlester is home to many of the employees of the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant . This facility makes essentially all the bombs used by the United States military . In 1998 McAlester became the home of the Defense Ammunition Center ( DAC ) , which moved from Savanna , Illinois , to McAlester Army Ammunition Plant .
Moderne architecture , also sometimes referred to as Style Moderne or simply Moderne , describes certain styles of architecture popular from 1925 through the 1940s . It has expression in styles traditionally classified as Art Deco , Streamline Moderne , and PWA Moderne . Architectural historian Richard Guy Wilson characterized the style of Moderne by the eclectic coexistence of traditionalism and modernism . The Moderne style of architecture appears as a descriptor in documentation of many buildings listed by the United States of America 's National Register of Historic Places .
The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls ( IORG ) is a Masonic youth service organization which teaches leadership training through community service . Young women ( ages 10/11-20/21 ) learn about the value of charity and service through their work and involvement with their annual local and Grand ( state or country ) service projects .
The McAlester Scottish Rite Temple , also known as Masonic Temple or the McAlestor Consistory , is a building in McAlester , Oklahoma that was built in 1907 and 1928-1930 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 . It is the oldest Masonic building in Oklahoma . The 1928-1930 construction yielded an impressive brick and stone building . It was built around a consistory that dated back to 1907 .
The Coleman Theatre is a historic performance venue and movie house at 103 North Main Street in Miami , Oklahoma . Built in 1929 for George Coleman , a local mining magnate , it has a distinctive Spanish Colonial Revival exterior , and an elaborate Louis XV interior . It was billed as the most elaborate theater between Dallas and Kansas City at the time of its opening , and played host to vaudeville acts , musical groups , and movies .
Miami ( /maɪˈæmə/ my-AM-ə ) is a city in and county seat of Ottawa County , Oklahoma , United States , founded in 1891 . Lead and zinc mining established by 1918 , caused it to boom . It is the capital of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma , after which it is named , the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma , Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma , Peoria Tribe of Indians and Shawnee Tribe . As of the 2010 census , it had 13,570 inhabitants , a one percent decline since 2000 .
The Coleman Theatre is a historic performance venue and movie house at 103 North Main Street in Miami , Oklahoma . Built in 1929 for George Coleman , a local mining magnate , it has a distinctive Spanish Colonial Revival exterior , and an elaborate Louis XV interior . It was billed as the most elaborate theater between Dallas and Kansas City at the time of its opening , and played host to vaudeville acts , musical groups , and movies .
The Spanish Colonial Revival Style ( Spanish : Arquitectura neocolonial española ) is an architectural stylistic movement arising in the early 20th century based on the Spanish Colonial architecture of the Spanish colonization of the Americas . The Panama-California Exposition of 1915 in San Diego , highlighting the work of architect Bertram Goodhue , is credited with giving the style national exposure . Embraced principally in California and Florida , the Spanish Colonial Revival movement enjoyed its greatest popularity between 1915 and 1931 .
Boller Brothers , often written Boller Bros. , was an architectural firm based in Kansas City , Missouri which specialized in theater design in the Midwestern United States during the first half of the 20th century . Carl Heinrich Boller ( 1868-1946 ) and Robert Otto Boller ( 1887-1962 ) are credited with the design of almost 100 classic theaters ranging from small vaudeville venues to grand movie palaces . About 20 Boller Brothers works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
The Heritage , formerly known as the Journal Record Building , Law Journal Record Building , Masonic Temple and the India Temple Shrine Building , is a Neoclassical building in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . It was completed in 1923 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 . It was damaged in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing . It houses the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum in the western 1/3 of the building and The Heritage , a class A alternative office space , in the remaining portion of the building .
Oklahoma City ( /oʊkləˌhoʊmə -/ ) , often shortened to OKC , is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma . The county seat of Oklahoma County , the city ranks 27th among United States cities in population . The population grew following the 2010 Census , with the population estimated to have increased to 649,021 as of July 2018 . The Oklahoma City metropolitan area had a population of 1,396,445 , and the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area had a population of 1,469,124 residents , making it Oklahoma 's largest municipality and metropolitan area by population . Oklahoma City 's city limits extend somewhat into Canadian , Cleveland , and Pottawatomie counties , though much of those areas outside the core Oklahoma County area are suburban tracts or protected rural zones ( watershed ) . The city ranks as the eighth-largest city in the United States by total area when including consolidated city-counties ; it is the second largest city in the United States by total area , following Houston , when not including consolidated cities . Lying in the Great Plains region , Oklahoma City has one of the world 's largest livestock markets . Oil , natural gas , petroleum products and related industries are the largest sector of the local economy . The city is in the middle of an active oil field and oil derricks dot the capitol grounds . The federal government employs large numbers of workers at Tinker Air Force Base and the United States Department of Transportation 's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center ( these two sites house several offices of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Department 's Enterprise Service Center , respectively ) . Oklahoma City is on the I-35 Corridor , which is one of the primary travel corridors south into neighboring Texas and Mexico and north towards Wichita and Kansas City . Located in the state 's Frontier Country region , the city 's northeast section lies in an ecological region known as the Cross Timbers .
The Pond Creek Masonic Lodge # 125 is a National Register of Historic Places-listed building in Pond Creek , Grant County , Oklahoma . According to its NRHP listing , it is an exceptional example of modern architecture in a town whose architecture is otherwise traditional . Built in 1953 , the architect was Dow Gumerson , who also designed the 1959 federal courthouse for the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City .
Pond Creek is a city in Grant County , Oklahoma , along the Salt Fork Arkansas River . As of the 2010 census , the city population was 856 , a 4.5 percent decline from 896 at the 2000 census .
Tonkawa Lodge No . 157 A.F . & A.M. , at 112 N. 7th St. in Tonkawa , Oklahoma , was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 . It is a two-story red brick building , built in 1924 to 1925 and is Classical Revival in style . It was designed by Oklahoma City architects Hawk & Parr .
Tonkawa is a city in Kay County , Oklahoma , United States , along the Salt Fork Arkansas River . The population was 3,216 at the 2010 census , a decline of 2.5 percent from 3,299 at the 2000 census .
Hawk & Parr was an architectural firm in Oklahoma . It designed many buildings that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . Its Mission/Spanish Revival style Casa Grande Hotel , for example , was built in 1928 and was listed on the National Register in 1995 . It was a partnership of James Watson Hawk ( born 1864 ) , also known as J.W . Hawk , and Josepheus O. Parr ( died 1940 ) , also known as J.O . Parr . Hawk had worked as an architect in Oklahoma City since 1905 ; Parr arrived in 1911 ; the partnership ran from 1914 to 1932 when Hawk retired . Works ( with variations of attribution ) include :