Masonic Home for Children
Appearance
Masonic Home for Children | |
Location | 5800 Masonic Dr., Alexandria, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 31°15′34″N 92°28′41″W / 31.25944°N 92.47806°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1924 |
Architect | Jones, Roessle, Olschner & Wiener |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Renaissance, Italian Renaissance |
NRHP reference No. | 87002038[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 20, 1987 |
Masonic Home for Children is located in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. It was built in 1925 by Louisiana Masons and added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1987. The home was closed in 1994 and the 70-acre site remained vacant. In 2012, some of the buildings were partially torn down to be turned into an upscale apartment complex.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Masonic Home for Children". Alexandria-Louisiana.com. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
Categories:
- Neoclassical architecture in Louisiana
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Louisiana
- Masonic buildings completed in 1924
- Masonic buildings in Louisiana
- Buildings and structures in Alexandria, Louisiana
- Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- Louisiana Registered Historic Place stubs