Masonic Temple (Lewistown, Montana)

The Masonic Temple in Lewistown, Montana, also known as the Lewistown Lodge No. 37 A.F. & A.M., is a building from 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Masonic Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	322 W. Broadway St., Lewistown, Montana
Coordinates	47°3′53″N 109°25′35″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1908
Built by	Tuss, Peter
Architect	Wasmansdorf & Eastman
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	79001401[1]
Added to NRHP	July 3, 1979

It is a standalone three-story building, with basement, at the corner of Fourth Avenue North and West Broadway Street in Lewistown. Up to the ceremonial placement of the building's cornerstone on August 20, 1908, almost all of the stonecutters, masons, and others involved with its construction had come from the nation of Croatia, including Peter Tuss, the stonemason who was the contractor for the building's construction.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Masonic Temple / Lewistown Lodge No. 37 A.F. & A.M." National Park Service. 1976. Retrieved August 3, 2017. With photos.