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Russell Lodge No. 284

Coordinates: 36°59′3″N 85°3′48″W / 36.98417°N 85.06333°W / 36.98417; -85.06333
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Russell Lodge No. 284
Russell Lodge No. 284 is located in Kentucky
Russell Lodge No. 284
Russell Lodge No. 284 is located in the United States
Russell Lodge No. 284
LocationPublic Square, Jamestown, Kentucky
Coordinates36°59′3″N 85°3′48″W / 36.98417°N 85.06333°W / 36.98417; -85.06333
Arealess than one acre
Built1939
Built byCrouch, Grover, & Son
ArchitectGaskins, Alvin
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.93001586[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1994

The Russell Lodge No. 284, also known as the Jamestown Masonic Lodge, on Public Square in Jamestown, Kentucky, is a Masonic Hall which was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

It is a two-story stone building. It has a 30 by 50 feet (9.1 m × 15.2 m) open area on its second floor. The first floor was renovated in 2019 and is currently the home of world famous Cumberland Guitars. [2]

Its 1993 NRHP nomination asserts that "In Kentucky, a rural state with limited ethnic diversity, fraternal organizations were the primary secular social group available to men (Martin: 216). The building is significant to us today insofar as it helps us to understand the vital role that such civic groups played in the cultural life of localities."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b L. Martin Perry (August 5, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jamestown Masonic Lodge / RU-37". National Park Service. Retrieved December 17, 2017. With five photos.