The International Temple, Supreme Assembly, Order of the Rainbow for Girls is a building in McAlester, Oklahoma,

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that serves as the headquarters for the

International Order of the Rainbow for Girls The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls (IORG) is a Masonic youth service organization that teaches leadership training through community service. Young women learn about the value of charity and service through their work and involveme ...

. It was listed on the

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on July 14, 2013. The Order of the Rainbow for Girls was founded in McAlester on April 6, 1922, by Rev. W. Mark Sexson. From the initial installation class of 86 girls, the Order grew to 50,000 members in 1940. In 1941, the Order began plans for a larger office building that would serve as a memorial to those who had made the Order possible, and a shrine for members worldwide. The building was designed by the Tulsa firm Black and West, and the funds for the building were approved at the 1950 Supreme Assembly session. The contract for the construction was granted to the Dewey Loveall Construction Company in August 1950, and the cornerstone was Masonically laid on May 2, 1951. The building was first opened to the public on November 18, 1951.

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* Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma Buildings and structures in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Masonic buildings in Oklahoma National Register of Historic Places in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma 1951 establishments in Oklahoma Moderne architecture in Oklahoma {{oklahoma-NRHP-stub