Yell Masonic Lodge Hall

{{Short description|Historic American Masonic lodge}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Yell Masonic Lodge Hall

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| image = Yell Masonic Lodge Hall.JPG

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| location = Off AR 68, Carrollton, Arkansas

| coordinates = {{coord|36|15|47|N|93|19|18|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Arkansas#USA

| map_caption = Location in Arkansas##Location in United States

| built = 1876

| architect =

| architecture = Masonic Temple

| added = November 1, 1984

| area = {{convert|0.9|acre}}

| refnum = 84000178{{NRISref|2009a}}

}}

The Yell Masonic Lodge Hall is a historic Masonic lodge on the west side of United States Route 412 in Carrollton, Arkansas. Also known as Carrollton Masonic Lodge, it is a two-story wood-frame structure measuring about 50 by 35 feet with a front-gable roof, clapboard siding, and a stone foundation. A small belfry rises above the roof, capped by a pyramidal roof. The building was built in 1876, originally serving as a church on the ground floor, and a Masonic meeting hall for Yell Lodge #64 on the second.

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| url=https://carrollcountyar.com/carrollton.php

| title=Carrollton, AR - Carroll County Carrollton History

| access-date=2022-08-30

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The building was a major community center for Carrollton, which was the first county seat of Carroll County but declined in importance after it was bypassed by the railroads.{{cite web|url=https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/CR1023-pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Yell Masonic Lodge Hall|publisher=Arkansas Preservation|access-date=2015-03-13}}

In 1962, in a state of decay, the structure was rebuilt by the Arkansas Parks and Publicity Commission. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.