Masonic Temple Building (Shelby, North Carolina)

Masonic Temple Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Masonic Temple Building, April 2011
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Location	203 S. Washington St., Shelby, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°16′54″N 81°32′18″W / 35.28167°N 81.53833°W / 35.28167; -81.53833Coordinates: 35°16′54″N 81°32′18″W / 35.28167°N 81.53833°W / 35.28167; -81.53833
Area	less than one acre
Built	1924-1925
Built by	J. P. Little and Son
Architectural style	Exotic Revival, Egyptian Revival
NRHP Reference #	82003446
Added to NRHP	July 15, 1982

The Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic Lodge and office building located at Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1924-1925, and is a four-story, rectangular, brushed brick building. It is in the Egyptian Revival style with massive concrete lintels at the first story, robust lotiform pillars at the building's principal entrance, and a richly ornamented cornice frieze. It was commissioned by the Cleveland Lodge of the Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons of North Carolina. Today, no Masonic lodges meet in the building.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is located in the Central Shelby Historic District.