Wheatland Masonic Temple

The Wheatland Masonic Temple in Wheatland, California is a historic building constructed in 1898. The ground floor has been used as commercial space since its construction. Until 1948 the upper floor meeting rooms were used jointly by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Freemasons. In 1948 the Masons bought out the Odd Fellows.[2]

Wheatland Masonic Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	400 Front St., Wheatland, California
Coordinates	39°0′40″N 121°25′20″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1898
Built by	Bovyer, E.A.
Architect	Cook, A.A.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	93001396[1]
Added to NRHP	December 23, 1993

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Detail work on the temple

It was designed by Sacramento architect A. A. Cook who also designed:

• the Odd Fellows Building (1882–83) in Red Bluff, California,[3]
• the NRHP-listed Cone and Kimball Building at 747 Main St. in Red Bluff, and
• the NRHP-listed Pleasants Ranch at 8212 Pleasants Valley Rd. in Vacaville, California.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. NRHP nomination document
3. Winchell T. Hayward (March 18, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Odd Fellows Building / Odd Fellows Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved October 16, 2016. with four photos from 1976