Highlands Masonic Lodge

The Highlands Masonic Lodge, also known as the Pythian Building, is a historic building located in Denver, Colorado. Built in 1905 and constructed in the Classical Revival style, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

Highlands Masonic Lodge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
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Location	3220 Federal Blvd., Denver, Colorado
Coordinates	39°45′45″N 105°1′27″W
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	95001337[1]
CSRHP No.	5DV.303
Added to NRHP	November 22, 1995

Originally constructed as a meeting place for the Knights of Pythias, it was later the meeting place of Highlands Lodge No. 86, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.

It is a two-story red brick front-gabled building with four gray brick pilasters in its symmetrical front facade. It is 36 by 75 feet (11 m × 23 m) in plan. Its cornice and pediment are supported by decorative brackets. [2]

It is unusual for a Classical Revival building to have been front-gabled, but that configuration can work well in a narrow lot as here.[2]

See also

• Masonic Temple Building (Denver, Colorado), also NRHP-listed

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Michael Delmonico (August 8, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Highlands Masonic Lodge / Highlands Lodge No. 86 / Pythian Building / Knights of Pythias Hall / 5DV303". National Park Service. Retrieved May 24, 2018. With accompanying 10 photos from 1994