Masonic Temple - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Masonic Temple - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Masonic Temple in Yuma, Arizona, was built in 1931 in the late Art Deco style of Moderne. It was designed by Los Angeles–based architects Edward Gray Taylor and Ellis Wing Taylor. In 1933, at the depth of the Great Depression, the Masonic lodge lost all its funds in a bank closure. On November 16, 1933, the building's ownership was turned over to the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company "in satisfaction of a $16,900 realty mortgage." It was later rented back to the Masonic chapter and on May 10, 1940, ownership was restored. Read more on Wikipedia
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