Masonic Temple (Atlanta)

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{{Infobox building

| name = Masonic Temple

| opened_date = February 22, 1909

| destruction_date = September 7, 1950

| image = Masonic temple--pc.jpeg

| references = {{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/269330 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128212723/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/269330 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |title=Emporis building ID 269330 |work=Emporis}}

| height = {{convert|83|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| coordinates = {{coord|33.7598|-84.3878|display=inline}}

| floor_count = 6

| address = 216 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

| map_type = USA Atlanta Downtown#Atlanta, Georgia#Georgia (U.S. state)#USA

| caption = Masonic Temple (circa 1915)

}}

The Masonic Temple in Atlanta, Georgia was located at the northwest corner of Peachtree Street and Cain Street (now Andrew Young International Blvd.) in Downtown Atlanta from 1909-1950. The architect was John Robert Dillon.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}

History

The building was dedicated on February 22, 1909. On September 7, 1950, a fire gutted the building.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1-8MqxccbsIC&q=atlanta+postcards|title=Atlanta in Vintage Postcards|last=Zimmerman|first=Elena Irish|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=1999|isbn=978-0-7385-0040-9|volume=II|pages=29|language=en|via=Google Books}} It was replaced by a parking structure which still stands today.{{Cite web|url=http://www.atlantatimemachine.com/downtown/masonic_temple.htm|title=Masonic Temple|website=Atlanta Time Machine|access-date=January 28, 2020}}

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