Prince Hall Masonic Temple | |
.jpg) Prince Hall Masonic Temple, June 2011 | |
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| Location | 1050 E. 50th St., South Los Angeles,Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 33°59′50.53″N118°15′26″W / 33.9973694°N 118.25722°W /33.9973694; -118.25722 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th & Early 20th Century American Movements - Commercial Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000150[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 2009 |
ThePrince Hall Masonic Temple is a historic club building associated withPrince Hall Freemasonry. It is located in South Los Angeles area ofLos Angeles, California. As a contributing building within the52nd Place Historic District, it was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
The Prince Hall Masonic Temple was built in 1926. It is a two-story masonry building which has been described as "very simple in design and almost appears to be commercial in use."[2] The building was established as the Los Angeles branch of Prince Hall Freemasonry, a tradition of separate, predominantlyAfrican-American,Freemasonry in North America.
The building was deemed to satisfy the registration requirement for club buildings. It was set forth in a multiple property submission study, the African Americans in Los Angeles MPS. The building was deemed significant as one of two remaining Los Angeles club buildings founded by and for African Americans.[2][3]
Other sites listed pursuant to the same African Americans in Los Angeles MPS include theAngelus Funeral Home,Lincoln Theater,Second Baptist Church,28th Street YMCA,52nd Place Historic District,27th Street Historic District, and two historic all-black segregated fire stations (Fire Station No. 14 andFire Station No. 30).
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