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Interior view, Masonic Temple, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Rocky Mount Masonic Temple (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
Interior view, Masonic Temple, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Egyptian Revival
Masonic buildings
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1263pnc011
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Rocky Mount (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Preservation North Carolina
Collection:
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
RightsStatements.org:
In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Rocky Mount Masonic Temple (Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Diehl, H. Robert 
Builder:
more info on S. S. Toler and Son 
Built:
Community:
Rocky Mount
State:
North Carolina
Architectural note:
The great limestone façade features a cornice with sweeping wings and Masonic symbols, and lotus-order columns.
Location:
Rocky Mount (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Masonic buildings
Societies' buildings