Knights of Pythias Building (Fort Worth, Texas)
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The Knights of Pythias Building is an historic three-story redbrick Knights of Pythias
Knights of Pythias
The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and secret society founded at Washington, DC, on 19 February 1864.The Knights of Pythias was the first fraternal organization to receive a charter under an act of the United States Congress. It was founded by Justus H. Rathbone, who had been...

 building located at 315 Main Street in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

. Also known as the Knights of Pythias Castle Hall, it was built in 1901 on the site of an 1881 structure, the first ever Pythian Castle Hall built, which had burned earlier the same year. On April 28, 1970, it 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...

. The building is also a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL). In 1981 it was restored by and is now part of the Sundance Square
Sundance Square
Sundance Square is the name of an area in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Named after the Sundance Kid in western folklore, it is a popular place for nightlife and entertainment in Fort Worth and for tourists visiting the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...

area of downtown Fort Worth. The lead tenant in the building today is Haltom's Jewelers.
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