Kilbourn Masonic Temple

Kilbourn Masonic Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Kilbourn Masonic Temple, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Location	827 N. Eleventh St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°2′26″N 87°55′35″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1911
Built by	C.A. Kleppe
Architect	H. Paul Schnetzky & Son
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	West Side Area MRA
NRHP reference No.	86000121[1]
Added to NRHP	January 16, 1986

The Kilbourn Masonic Temple is a historic Masonic building located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was constructed in 1911 as a meeting hall for Kilbourn Lodge #3, a local Masonic lodge which was one of the first three organized in Wisconsin in 1843. The Masons no longer meet in the building).[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1][3] When it celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011, the temple was automatically deemed a landmark in the city of Milwaukee. The temple used to serve as a fraternity house for the Kappa Sigma chapter at Marquette University but is now rented as living space for residents/students.[4]

The building was originally a residence but it was remodeled by the masons with a Classical Revival facade which completely enclosed the former house. The renovation was designed by architect H. Paul Schnetzky and Son in 1911.[5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, lodge locator". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
3. "Kilbourn Masonic Temple (Lodge #3)". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
4. Landgraf, Rachel (May 2, 2014). "Kappa Sigma's new home". Marquette Wire.
5. Robin D. Wegner; Carlen Hatala (1983). "State Historical Society of Wisconsin Intensive Survey: Kilbourn Masonic Temple". National Park Service. Retrieved May 12, 2017. With photo from 1984.