Masonic Temple, Devils Lake, ND
**Devils Lake Masonic Temple** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 01000923, date listed 9/1/2001
403 Sixth St.
The Devils Lake Masonic Temple is architecturally significant under National Register Criterion C, in the context of local architecture during the second Dakota Boom, 1898 - 1917. It possesses an outstanding collection of stylistic elements which typify the Classical Revival style. It stands as a detached building with each facade reflecting the principles of the Classical Revival and its concerns for proportion and symmetry as interpreted by its designer, local architect, Joseph A. Shannon (1859 - 1934).
Devils Lake, the county seat of Ramsey County, was established in 1882 by Lt. Heber N. Creel as Creelsburgh. It was renamed Creel City in 1883, and then renamed Devils Lake in 1884. In 1915-1916, when the Masonic Temple was constructed. Devils Lake was a thriving, prosperous, city of approximately 6,000 and the business hub of the Lake Region, a commercial area of 7,500 square miles. The town was situated on the transcontinental line of the Great Northern Railway and was home to the main shops of the Great Northern. Also serving the community was the Soo Line, and several smaller lines. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...
Masonic Temple, Devils Lake, ND
**Devils Lake Masonic Temple** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 01000923, date listed 9/1/2001
403 Sixth St.
The Devils Lake Masonic Temple is architecturally significant under National Register Criterion C, in the context of local architecture during the second Dakota Boom, 1898 - 1917. It possesses an outstanding collection of stylistic elements which typify the Classical Revival style. It stands as a detached building with each facade reflecting the principles of the Classical Revival and its concerns for proportion and symmetry as interpreted by its designer, local architect, Joseph A. Shannon (1859 - 1934).
Devils Lake, the county seat of Ramsey County, was established in 1882 by Lt. Heber N. Creel as Creelsburgh. It was renamed Creel City in 1883, and then renamed Devils Lake in 1884. In 1915-1916, when the Masonic Temple was constructed. Devils Lake was a thriving, prosperous, city of approximately 6,000 and the business hub of the Lake Region, a commercial area of 7,500 square miles. The town was situated on the transcontinental line of the Great Northern Railway and was home to the main shops of the Great Northern. Also serving the community was the Soo Line, and several smaller lines. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg...