Dayton Masonic Center
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The Dayton Masonic Center, formerly known as the Dayton Masonic Temple, is a significant building in Dayton, Ohio
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It was built by a Masonic Temple Association formed from 14 Masonic groups. The building was completed over a 2 year, 9 month period by 450 workers, "a majority of whom were Masonic Brethren", about which it was said: "Without thought of honor or gain, these men gave unstintingly of their time, abilities and means, sparing neither themselves nor their personal interests to advance this building project to its happy fulfillment."
The building is 265 feet (80.8 m) long by 190 feet (57.9 m) wide by 80 feet (24.4 m) high, and encloses 5000000 cubic feet (141,584.2 m³). It is constructed of steel, cement, and stone, including 55000 cubic feet (1,557.4 m³) of Bedford stone
and 15000 cubic feet (424.8 m³) hard limestone and marble from Vermont, Alabama and Tennessee ("marble used for interior floors, wainscotings, partitions and stairways").
It is a contributing property
in the Steele's Hill-Grafton Hill Historic District
, a historic district
that was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1986. The building is also included in a locally-designated historic district
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Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
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It was built by a Masonic Temple Association formed from 14 Masonic groups. The building was completed over a 2 year, 9 month period by 450 workers, "a majority of whom were Masonic Brethren", about which it was said: "Without thought of honor or gain, these men gave unstintingly of their time, abilities and means, sparing neither themselves nor their personal interests to advance this building project to its happy fulfillment."
The building is 265 feet (80.8 m) long by 190 feet (57.9 m) wide by 80 feet (24.4 m) high, and encloses 5000000 cubic feet (141,584.2 m³). It is constructed of steel, cement, and stone, including 55000 cubic feet (1,557.4 m³) of Bedford stone
Indiana Limestone
Indiana Limestone, also known as Bedford Limestone is a common regional term for Salem limestone, a geological formation primarily quarried in south central Indiana between Bloomington and Bedford....
and 15000 cubic feet (424.8 m³) hard limestone and marble from Vermont, Alabama and Tennessee ("marble used for interior floors, wainscotings, partitions and stairways").
It is a contributing property
Contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
in the Steele's Hill-Grafton Hill Historic District
Steele's Hill-Grafton Hill Historic District
The Steele's Hill-Grafton Hill Historic District, or simply known locally as Grafton Hill, is a small 18-block sector of Dayton, Ohio, United States that was developed in the late 19th century.-Historic district:...
, a historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
that was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1986. The building is also included in a locally-designated historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
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