Prince Hall Masonic Temple (Los Angeles, California)

The Prince Hall Masonic Temple in South Los Angeles area of Los Angeles, California is a historic club building associated with Prince Hall Freemasonry. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1] The structure, built in 1926, is a two-story masonry building which has been described as "very simple in design and almost appears to be commercial in use."[2] The building was established as the Los Angeles branch of Prince Hall Freemasonry, a tradition of separate, predominantly African-American, Freemasonry in North America.

Prince Hall Masonic Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Prince Hall Masonic Temple, June 2011
Location	1050 E. 50th St., South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	33°59′50.53″N 118°15′26″W
Architectural style	Late 19th & Early 20th Century American Movements - Commercial Style
NRHP reference No.	09000150[1]
Added to NRHP	March 17, 2009

The building was deemed to satisfy the registration requirement for club buildings set forth in a multiple property submission study, the African Americans in Los Angeles MPS. The building was deemed significant as one of two remaining Los Angeles club buildings founded by and for African Americans.[2][3]

Other sites listed pursuant to the same African Americans in Los Angeles MPS include the Angelus Funeral Home, Lincoln Theater, Second Baptist Church, 28th Street YMCA, 52nd Place Historic District, 27th Street Historic District, and two historic all-black segregated fire stations (Fire Station No. 14 and Fire Station No. 30).

References

1. "Weekly announcement". National Park Service. March 27, 2009.
2. Teresa Grimes, Christopher A. Joseph & Associates (June 1, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Prince Hall Masonic Temple" (PDF). LA Conservancy. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011.
3. Teresa Grimes, Christopher A. Joseph & Associates (December 31, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form for Historic Resources Associated with African Americans in Los Angeles" (PDF). caltek.net. Retrieved June 11, 2011.