Stanton Masonic Lodge and School

United States historic place


Stanton Masonic Lodge and School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


35°27′56″N 89°24′17″W / 35.46556°N 89.40472°W / 35.46556; -89.40472
Area	less than one acre
Built	1871
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	87001878^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 22, 1987

The Stanton Masonic Lodge and School (also known as the Old Masonic Lodge and Stanton School House or the Old School House) is a historic building located in Stanton, Tennessee. It was constructed in 1871 by the Stanton Masonic Lodge, which had been chartered a few years earlier^[2] (the lodge no longer exists)^[3] The Masons provided the first floor of the building for use as a school and used the second floor for their meetings. After a public school was established by Haywood County in 1920 the building was used for a variety of other community purposes.^[4]

Some restoration of the building was undertaken beginning in 1985.^[4] The Greek Revival style building listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Stanton, Tennessee, Haywood County website, accessed 17 April 2012
^ Grand Lodge of Tennessee - List of Blue Lodges
^ ^a ^b Stanton Masonic Lodge And School Historical Marker, HMDB.org, accessed 17 April 2012