Masonic Temple
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Danville Municipal Building (Masonic Temple)
c. 1920, William Harold Lee. 239 Mill St.
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(William E. Fischer, Jr.) -
(William E. Fischer, Jr.)
A streamlined Moderne sensibility characterizes this Classical Revival Masonic Temple designed by theater architect Lee, a native of Shamokin. At opposite ends of the smooth stone facade, two entrances with massive entablature flank a central pavilion with four monumental fluted Doric columns. Masonic symbolism is found in the central crest and gryphons on the curved roofline. The building, which has a community ballroom and conference hall, is now used for municipal purposes.
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George E. Thomas, "Danville Municipal Building (Masonic Temple)", [Danville, Pennsylvania], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/PA-02-MT8.
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Buildings of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, George E. Thomas, with Patricia Likos Ricci, Richard J. Webster, Lawrence M. Newman, Robert Janosov, and Bruce Thomas. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, 506-506.
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