Russell Lodge No. 284

The Russell Lodge No. 284, also known as the Jamestown Masonic Lodge, on Public Square in Jamestown, Kentucky, is a Masonic Hall which was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

Russell Lodge No. 284
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Public Square, Jamestown, Kentucky
Coordinates	36°59′3″N 85°3′48″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1939
Built by	Crouch, Grover, & Son
Architect	Gaskins, Alvin
Architectural style	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.	93001586[1]
Added to NRHP	January 28, 1994

It is a two-story stone building. It has a 30 by 50 feet (9.1 m × 15.2 m) open area on its second floor. [2]

Its 1993 NRHP nomination asserts that "In Kentucky, a rural state with limited ethnic diversity, fraternal organizations were the primary secular social group available to men (Martin: 216). The building is significant to us today insofar as it helps us to understand the vital role that such civic groups played in the cultural life of localities."[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. L. Martin Perry (August 5, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jamestown Masonic Lodge / RU-37". National Park Service. Retrieved December 17, 2017. With five photos.