Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Masonic Temple, 1892
Georgetown-Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, June 2, 2019
1. Masonic Temple, 1892 Marker
Inscription.
Masonic Temple, 1892. Georgetown-Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District. Georgetown Lodge No. 12 AF and AM is one of the oldest continuously active fraternal orders in Colorado. The builder, Master Mason Charles Fish, incorporated Masonic symbols into the beautiful stained-glass windows. In 1912 this pioneer lodge combined with Georgetown’s second lodge (No. 48), and in 1926 they purchased this building. Thus the Georgetown Lodge No. 12 and the Georgetown Commandry have met in this elegant hall for more than 100 years. , A mini-temple rises from the high cornice, a story-height above the center bay of the building. Both cornice and temple are made of deeply impressed ornate tinwork. Blocks of Silver Plume granite articulate the façade, and elaborate corbelled brickwork decorates the second-floor wall beneath the cornice.
Georgetown Lodge No. 12 AF & AM is one of the oldest continuously active fraternal orders in Colorado. The builder, Master Mason Charles Fish, incorporated Masonic symbols into the beautiful stained-glass windows. In 1912 this pioneer lodge combined with Georgetown’s second lodge (No. 48), and in 1926 they purchased this building. Thus the Georgetown Lodge No. 12 and the Georgetown Commandry have met in this elegant hall for more than 100 years.
A mini-temple rises from the high cornice, a story-height above the center bay of the building. Both cornice and temple are made of deeply impressed ornate tinwork. Blocks of Silver Plume granite articulate the façade, and elaborate corbelled brickwork decorates the second-floor wall beneath the cornice.
Erected 2007 by Town of Georgetown and Historic Georgetown, Inc.
Location. 39° 42.384′ N, 105° 41.838′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Colorado, in Clear Creek County. Marker is at the intersection of Sixth Street and Rose Street, on the right when traveling west on Sixth Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 604 Sixth Street, Georgetown CO 80444, United States of America. Touch for directions.
located at the intersection of Sixth and Rose Streets
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2021, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 17, 2021, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
