About Masonic Temple (Richmond, Virginia)
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The Masonic Temple in Richmond, Virginia is a Richardsonian Romanesque style building built during 1888-1893, designed by Jackson C. Gott. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
It is a prominent building in downtown Richmond.
Its NRHP nomination asserts that the building is the finest example of Richardsonian Romanesque style architecture in the state, and others have asserted that at its time of construction it was "one of the 'most magnificent examples of modern architecture in the South.'"
The design by Gott was one of 17 submitted in a design competition.