Oriental Lodge No. 500

2201 Central, Indianapolis, Indiana. County/parish: Marion.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 15, 2016. NRIS 16000079.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Prince Hall Masonic Temple

From Wikipedia:

Oriental Lodge No. 500

Oriental Lodge No. 500, known today as Prince Hall Masonic Temple, is a historic building located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It was designed by Rubush & Hunter and others and completed in 1916. It is a four-story, rectangular, steel frame and reinforced concrete structure with brick exterior walls. It has terra cotta decorative elements that are interpretations of Islamic architecture of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

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