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{{short description|Historic clubhouse in Indiana}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = F. & A.M. Tuscan Lodge No. 143
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| location = 828 Washington Street, [[Lagro, Indiana|Lagro]], [[Indiana]] 46941
| locmapin = Indiana#USA
| map_alt = Located in the north central section of Indiana
| coordinates = {{coord|40|50|11|N|85|43|40|W|display=inline,title}}
| area =
| built = 1913
| added = December 1, 2020
| restored =
| restored_by = Lagro Canal Foundation
| architect =
| architecture = [[Classical Revival architecture|Classical Revival]], [[Early Commercial architecture|Early Commercial]]
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| visitation_year =
| refnum = 100005869<ref name="List">{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nation...2020-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Weekly Lists 2020 |date=December 28, 2020 |website=[[National Park Service]] |publisher=[[National Register of Historic Places]] |page=142 |accessdate=April 27, 2024}}</ref>
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The '''Masonic Temple''' is a historic clubhouse in [[Lagro, Indiana]] completed in 1913. The [[National Register of Historic Places]] listed the building in 2020.<ref name=List/>
== History ==
On May 26, 1853, the [[Free and Accepted Masons]] chartered the Tuscan Lodge No. 143. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dhijpbQJgzIC |title=Proceedings of a Grand Communication of the Grand Lodge of Indiana |last1=Downey |first1=A.C. |last2=King |first2=Francis |editor= |date=May 8, 1860 |publisher=Elder & Harkness, Printers |agency=State Journal Steam Press |location=[[Indianapolis]] |pages=186 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> In 1913, the group built a dedicated meeting space that would also provide rental income from retail businesses: the Citizens State Bank and the Lagro Hardware Company. Eventually, the hardware store closed in 1970 and the lodge disbanded in 1996.<ref name="DNR">{{cite web |url=https://www.in.gov/dnr/historic-preservation/files/hp-NR0721.pdf |title=Historic Preservation November, 2020, through May, 2021 |last= |first= |editor= |date=May 2021 |website=Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology |agency=[[Indiana Department of Natural Resources]] |page=16 |access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref>
Beginning in 2017, the volunteer-based Lagro Canal Foundation gradually rehabbed the building by recovering the roof, fixing the drainage, [[repointing]] the facade, and replacing exterior lighting.<ref name="Slacian">{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/foxlitho/docs/4581-business_journal_march_2021-fb |title=Lagro Revitalization |last=Slacian |first=Joseph |editor= |date=Spring 2021 |magazine=Business Journal |publisher=[[The Paper of Wabash County]] |pages=15-20 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |via=[[Issuu]]}}</ref> The group plans for historic preservation to encourage economic redevelopment.<ref name="Landmarks">{{cite web |url=https://www.indianalandmarks.org/2017/12/lagro-restoring-historic-downtown-buildings/ |title=The Power of Small |last= |first= |editor= |date=December 18, 2017 |website=[[Indiana Landmarks]] |publisher= |access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref> In 2021, the [[Wabash River Trail]] built a pavilion, firepit, and restrooms across from the building.<ref name=Slacian/>
== Architecture ==
The 1913 building reflects both [[Early Commercial architecture|early commercial]] and [[Classical Revival architecture|classical revival]] architectural styles. The two-story structure consists of a street-level storefront: the former bank on the left and the hardware store on the right. The second level contains a one-bedroom apartment and meeting room for the lodge. The building shares a common wall with the [[Red Men Hall (Lagro, Indiana|Red Men Hall]], forming a commercial block.<ref name=DNR/>
The brick facade has a [[cornice]] with [[dentil]] detailing along the roof. Each window is framed with limestone [[lintels]] and [[windowsills]]. An inlaid panel includes the Masonic [[square and compasses]] symbol. The former bank side has limestone [[Tuscan order]] pillars rising to a bulkhead with carved letters reading "19 Citizens State Bank 13". In contrast, the former hardware storefront is relatively simple.<ref name=DNR/>
== See also ==
* [[List of Masonic buildings in the United States]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Wabash County, Indiana]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.indianafreemasons.com/ Indiana Freemasons]
* [https://www.lagrocanalfoundation.com/ Lagro Canal Foundation]
* [https://www.mycsbin.com/ Citizens State Bank]
{{NRHP}}
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Wabash County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1853]]
[[Category:1853 establishments in Indiana]]
[[Category:1913 establishments in Indiana]]
[[Category:Masonic buildings completed in 1913|Lagro, Indiana]]
[[Category:Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana]]
[[Category:Neoclassical architecture in Indiana]]
[[Category:Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places]]
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{{short description|Historic clubhouse in Indiana}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = F. & A.M. Tuscan Lodge No. 143
| nrhp_type = nrhp
| image =
| caption =
| alt =
| location = 828 Washington Street, [[Lagro, Indiana|Lagro]], [[Indiana]] 46941
| locmapin = Indiana#USA
| map_alt = Located in the north central section of Indiana
| coordinates = {{coord|40|50|11|N|85|43|40|W|display=inline,title}}
| area =
| built = 1913
| added = December 1, 2020
| restored =
| restored_by = Lagro Canal Foundation
| architect =
| architecture = [[Classical Revival architecture|Classical Revival]], [[Early Commercial architecture|Early Commercial]]
| builder =
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| refnum = 100005869<ref name="List">{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nation...2020-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Weekly Lists 2020 |date=December 28, 2020 |website=[[National Park Service]] |publisher=[[National Register of Historic Places]] |page=142 |accessdate=April 27, 2024}}</ref>
| website =
}}
The '''Masonic Temple''' is a historic clubhouse in [[Lagro, Indiana]] completed in 1913. The [[National Register of Historic Places]] listed the building in 2020.<ref name=List/>
== History ==
On May 26, 1853, the [[Free and Accepted Masons]] chartered the Tuscan Lodge No. 143. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dhijpbQJgzIC |title=Proceedings of a Grand Communication of the Grand Lodge of Indiana |last1=Downey |first1=A.C. |last2=King |first2=Francis |editor= |date=May 8, 1860 |publisher=Elder & Harkness, Printers |agency=State Journal Steam Press |location=[[Indianapolis]] |pages=186 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> In 1913, the group built a dedicated meeting space that would also provide rental income from retail businesses: the Citizens State Bank and the Lagro Hardware Company. Eventually, the hardware store closed in 1970 and the lodge disbanded in 1996.<ref name="DNR">{{cite web |url=https://www.in.gov/dnr/historic-preservation/files/hp-NR0721.pdf |title=Historic Preservation November, 2020, through May, 2021 |last= |first= |editor= |date=May 2021 |website=Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology |agency=[[Indiana Department of Natural Resources]] |page=16 |access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref>
Beginning in 2017, the volunteer-based Lagro Canal Foundation gradually rehabbed the building by recovering the roof, fixing the drainage, [[repointing]] the facade, and replacing exterior lighting.<ref name="Slacian">{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/foxlitho/docs/4581-business_journal_march_2021-fb |title=Lagro Revitalization |last=Slacian |first=Joseph |editor= |date=Spring 2021 |magazine=Business Journal |publisher=[[The Paper of Wabash County]] |pages=15-20 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |via=[[Issuu]]}}</ref> The group plans for historic preservation to encourage economic redevelopment.<ref name="Landmarks">{{cite web |url=https://www.indianalandmarks.org/2017/12/lagro-restoring-historic-downtown-buildings/ |title=The Power of Small |last= |first= |editor= |date=December 18, 2017 |website=[[Indiana Landmarks]] |publisher= |access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref> In 2021, the [[Wabash River Trail]] built a pavilion, firepit, and restrooms across from the building.<ref name=Slacian/>
== Architecture ==
The 1913 building reflects both [[Early Commercial architecture|early commercial]] and [[Classical Revival architecture|classical revival]] architectural styles. The two-story structure consists of a street-level storefront: the former bank on the left and the hardware store on the right. The second level contains a one-bedroom apartment and meeting room for the lodge. The building shares a common wall with the [[Red Men Hall (Lagro, Indiana|Red Men Hall]], forming a commercial block.<ref name=DNR/>
The brick facade has a [[cornice]] with [[dentil]] detailing along the roof. Each window is framed with limestone [[lintels]] and [[windowsills]]. An inlaid panel includes the Masonic [[square and compasses]] symbol. The former bank side has limestone [[Tuscan order]] pillars rising to a bulkhead with carved letters reading "19 Citizens State Bank 13". In contrast, the former hardware storefront is relatively simple.<ref name=DNR/>
== See also ==
* [[List of Masonic buildings in the United States]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Wabash County, Indiana]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.indianafreemasons.com/ Indiana Freemasons]
* [https://www.lagrocanalfoundation.com/ Lagro Canal Foundation]
* [https://www.mycsbin.com/ Citizens State Bank]
{{NRHP}}
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Wabash County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1853]]
[[Category:1853 establishments in Indiana]]
[[Category:1913 establishments in Indiana]]
[[Category:Masonic buildings completed in 1913|Lagro, Indiana]]
[[Category:Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana]]
[[Category:Neoclassical architecture in Indiana]]
[[Category:Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places]]
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