Masonic Hall (Waynesville, North Carolina)

{{short description|Historic building in North Carolina, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Masonic Hall

| nrhp_type = cp

| nocat = yes

| image = Old Masonic Hall, Waynesville, NC (31773979077).jpg

| caption = Old Waynesville Masonic Hall, January 2019

| location = 37 Church St., Waynesville, North Carolina

| coordinates = {{coord|35|29|23|N|82|59|20|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = North Carolina#USA

| built = 1927

| architect = Peeps, W.H.; Phillips, W.C.

| architecture = Classical Revival

| added = June 9, 1988

| area = {{convert|0.2|acre|ha}}

| partof = Waynesville Main Street Historic District

| refnum = 88000729{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Masonic Hall in Waynesville, North Carolina is a historic Masonic Lodge constructed in 1927 as a meeting hall for a local area Masonic Lodge.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

It is a three-story, Classical Revival-style steel frame and brick building. The Masons lost the building through bankruptcy in 1930. The building was renovated in 1973.{{Cite web | author =Carolyn A. Humphries| title =Masonic Hall | work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =December 1987| url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/HW0010.pdf | format = pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2015-01-01}}

It is also a contributing building in the Waynesville Main Street Historic District.

At a later date it was a private club and catering venue named "Gateway Club".[http://www.thegatewayclub.com/about-the-club/history The Gateway Club website - History]

Haywood County Register of Deeds records show that on April 12, 2019, Mandir Street LLC purchased the building for an estimated $885,000. The company, owned by Shan Arora and Satish Shah and named for a Hindi word that refers to the Church Street address, planned to use the building in a similar manner to the Gateway Club while respecting the history.{{cite news|url=https://smokymountainnews.com/archives/item/26751-waynesville-s-historic-masonic-temple-building-sold|title=Waynesville’s historic Masonic Temple building sold|last=Vaillancourt|first=Cory|work=Smoky Mountain News|date=2019-04-17|accessdate=2021-06-27}}

The Three Seven is now a meeting and venue space offering Mason Hall on the first floor, Suites at the Three Seven on the second floor with offices for professional meetings, and the Grand Ballroom on the third floor.{{cite web|url=https://the37venue.com/|title=The 37|accessdate=2021-06-24}}