Pythagoras Lodge No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons

United States historic place


Pythagoras Lodge No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


33°46′32″N 84°17′47″W / 33.77556°N 84.29639°W / 33.77556; -84.29639
Area	less than one acre
Built	1924
Built by	Arnold Construction Co.
Architect	Sayward, William J.
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	82004664^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 19, 1982

The name "Pythagoras Lodge No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons" is used by the National Register of Historic Places when referring to a historic building located in Decatur, Georgia. The building is also known as Pythagoras Masonic Temple and occasionally known as Decatur Masonic Temple. Built in 1924, the building is a work of William J. Sayward (1875-1945), an architect who was a member of the Masonic lodge, and who partnered with William A. Edwards in the firm Edwards and Sayward. It was designed and built in Beaux Arts architecture style.^[1]^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1] It was deemed significant for its architecture and for the social/community history of the lodge.^[2]

The building was constructed as a Masonic hall by Pythagoras Lodge No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons, one of several Masonic Lodges which meet in Decatur. The Lodge received its charter in 1844,^[2] and has functioned continuously since then.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (June 10, 1982) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Pythagoras Lodge No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons, National Park Service (with nine accompanying photos from 1981)
^ Grand Lodge of Georgia, Lodge Lookup Archived 2013-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 4, 2013