Masonic_Temple_(El_Dorado,_Arkansas) References

	Masonic Temple
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Location	106-108 N. Washington, El Dorado, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°12′44″N 92°39′49″W / 33.21222°N 92.66361°W
Area	0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Built	1924
Architect	Watts, Charles; Blythe and Duerson
Architectural style	Art Deco, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Part of	El Dorado Commercial Historic District ( ID03000773)
NRHP reference No.	01000349
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 12, 2001
Designated CP	August 21, 2003

The Masonic Temple of El Dorado, Arkansas is located at 106-108 North Washington Street, on the west side of the courthouse square. The four-story masonry building was built in 1923–24 to a design by Little Rock architect Charles S. Watts. It is one of a small number of buildings in Arkansas with Art Deco styling influenced by the Egyptian Revival. This particular styling was likely influence by the 1922 discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001,^[1] and included in the El Dorado Commercial Historic District in 2003.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "NRHP nomination for Masonic Temple". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
^ "NRHP nomination for El Dorado Commercial Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-04.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for Masonic Temple". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-05.

[3] "NRHP nomination for El Dorado Commercial Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-05-04.

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Masonic Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


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Location	106-108 N. Washington, El Dorado, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°12′44″N 92°39′49″W / 33.21222°N 92.66361°W / 33.21222; -92.66361
Area	0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Built	1924
Architect	Watts, Charles; Blythe and Duerson
Architectural style	Art Deco, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Part of	El Dorado Commercial Historic District ( ID03000773)
NRHP reference No.	01000349^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 12, 2001
Designated CP	August 21, 2003

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