The Worcester Masonic Temple on Ionic Avenue 1 is a historic Classical Revival building in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts. Construction on the temple began on September 12, 1913, and was finished and dedicated on September 3, 1914, by the then Grand Master, Most Worshipful Melvin M. Johnson.
The three-story building's main facade is defined by eight Ionic columns, which supposedly gave Ionic Avenue its name, with four columns on each side of a central entry. The interior features a drill hall and banquet hall on the ground floor, a "Grecian" chamber on the second level, an "Egyptian" chamber on the third, and a Gothic chapel.
In 1980, the temple was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It continues to be used by Masonic lodges, including the Morning Star Lodge A.F & A.M, which was founded in 1793. Other organizations using the facilities include the Worcester Chapter of Demolay, the Worcester 32nd Degree Masonic Learning Center for Dyslexia, the Scottish Rite Valley of Worcester, the York Rite Bodies of Worcester, and Thistle Lodge #2 of the Daughters of Scotia.
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