Profile of the Temple from The Builder, September 1915
The text of this article was posted on Hiram's Forum within the last few days. It was thought that it would be nice to have the actual article, with pictures, posted on the IMTA website.
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August 7, 2007
August 8, 2007
Indiana Freemasons' Hall in Indy Paper
Photo by Jim Walker/INTAKE
Indiana Freemasons' Hall was featured in a pictorial article in the August 2nd issue of INTAKE, a free newspaper published by the Indianapolis Star and distributed all around Indianapolis. Intake's self-described purpose is "written for GenXers by GenXers." The article can be seen by CLICKING HERE.
August 10, 2007
How Times Have Changed
In looking through the old minutes and reports of the Indianapolis Masonic Temple Association, Wbros. Brindle and Dillman have discovered some fascinating statistics from its early days. These are from 1919.
41,266 banquet meals were served in the year 1919 at an average of fifty-four cents per plate ($7.00 in today's money).
1174 meetings were held in the temple in 1919.
There were 96 meetings in December of 1919 alone. Christmas parties and Feasts of St. John were very big. There were thirty-six banquets held that month. 5,764 meals were served at those thirty-six banquets, and there were eight additional punch services.
The Indianapolis Masonic Temple Association treasurer's total receipts in 1919 were $154,370. Adjusted for inflation, that would be $2,001,787 in today's dollars.
October 3, 2007
Indiana Freemasons Hall in Indianapolis Monthly
Indianapolis residents, check out the article "Da Indy Code" in the October 2007 issue of Indianapolis Monthly magazine. It tells the story of Freemasonry's new growth in Indiana, along with highlighting Indiana Freemason's Hall's rebirth.
The article is now available online here.
January 27, 2008
Freemasons' Hall now listed on Indiana Register
James R. Dillman, President of the IMTA Board, announced today:
Indiana Freemasons' Hall has passed its final review by the state and is now officially listed on the Indiana Register of Historic Places. Final review by the National Park Service is pending, and if favorable, the building should be added to the National Register of Historic Places within six to eight weeks.This has been a long, grueling process. Thanks to Indianapolis historian Glory-June Greiff who wrote up the very-detailed nomination and guided it through the red tape.
March 30, 2008
National Register of Historic Places application approved!
As of March 19, 2008, Indiana Freemasons' Hall (aka "Indianapolis Masonic Temple") has been listed (scroll down to "Indiana, Marion County") on the National Register of Historic Places.
Our profuse appreciation and thanks go out to Glory-June Greiff, the public historian who put together our submission.
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