Property Record
325 N KANE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | TEMPLE OF FREE MASONRY |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 10640 |
| Location (Address): | 325 N KANE |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Burlington |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Survey Date: | 19752011 |
| Historic Use: | meeting hall |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Kane Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/25/2014 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/22/2013 |
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| Additional Information: | FLORAL CARVED LINTELS Fox River Lodge No. 28 of the Free & Accepted Masons was formed in Burlington in 1849 with its meetings being held above a local saloon. As the Masonic Lodge in Oshkosh was named Fox River Lodge No. 27, the Burlington Masons petitioned for a name change in 1852 and became the Burlington Lodge No. 28. Meetings were held at the Meinhardt Bank, and later the non-extant Sheldon Hardware Store, the Ebbers Store, and the Keuper Building. By 1922, the lodge recognized a need for their own meeting hall. Several business properties, including the Old Village Hall were purchased and later resold after being determined unsuitable lodge sites. In 1928, the Masons purchased the C. G. Foltz property on the corner of Kane and Washington Streets. The existing house was sold and moved. The Masonic Temple was designed by architecture firm Hinkley Co. of West Allis and constructed in 1929 of brick with Bedford stone trim at the cost of $70,000. The Temple of Free Masonry is located at 325 N. Kane Street. Today the Masonic Temple is also used as a meeting place for many other community organizations and has been well maintained. However, in 2008, the ground level windows were enclosed with brick matching the exterior. 2015: Information included in research done on West Allis Lodge No. 291, F. & A.M. (1930) indicates that The Hinkley Company of West Allis was responsible for the construction of the subject masonic lodge and its possible (however, unconfirmed) that the building was designed by George M. Hinkley. |
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| Bibliographic References: | General Files. On file at the Burlington Historical Society, Burlington, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |