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Temple for Performing Arts

Masonic Temple of Des Moines
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The Masonic Temple (1913) at 1011 Locust Street in Des Moines, Iowa.
Temple for Performing Arts is located in Iowa
Temple for Performing Arts
Temple for Performing Arts is located in the US
Temple for Performing Arts
Location 1011 Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates 41°35′9″N 93°37′47″W / 41.58583°N 93.62972°W / 41.58583; -93.62972Coordinates: 41°35′9″N 93°37′47″W / 41.58583°N 93.62972°W / 41.58583; -93.62972
Area less than one acre
Built 1913
Architect Proudfoot Bird & Rawson
Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Beaux Arts
MPS Architectural Legacy of Proudfoot & Bird in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference # 97000961
Added to NRHP August 29, 1997

The Temple for Performing Arts is a historic Beaux Arts style building located in Des Moines, Iowa. Constructed in 1913, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1997 (under the name "Masonic Temple of Des Moines").

It was designed by the Des Moines-based architectural firm Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson. The building was listed on the NRHP for its architecture, as part of a 1988 multiple property submission. It was then one of 25 known surviving Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson buildings in Des Moines and is one of two known lodge buildings designed by the firm.

As originally constructed, the building consisted of retail and office spaces on the first three floors, with Masonic meeting rooms on the fourth floor. In 2001 the Masons vacated their rooms on the fourth floor, which were converted into a venue for performing arts, culture entertainment and learning.



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