The Knights of Pythias Building is an historic three-story redbrick
Knights of Pythias
The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and secret society founded in Washington, D.C., on . The Knights of Pythias is the first fraternal organization to receive a charter under an act of the United States Congress. It was founded ...
building located at 315 Main Street in
Fort Worth, Texas. Also known as the Knights of Pythias Castle Hall, it was built in 1901 on the site of an 1881 structure, the first Pythian ''Castle Hall'' ever built, which had burned earlier the same year. The building housed the city's first offset printing press, and coin-operated laundry. On , it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places. The building is also a ''Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL)''. In 1981, it was restored and is now part of the
Sundance Square
Sundance Square is the name of a 35-block commercial, residential, entertainment and retail district in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Named after the Sundance Kid in western folklore, it is a popular place for nightlife and entertainment in Fort Wor ...
area of downtown Fort Worth. The lead tenant in the building today is Haltom's Jewelers.
See also
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Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Tarrant County
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Buildings and structures in Fort Worth, Texas
Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
Buildings and structures completed in 1901
Knights of Pythias buildings
National Register of Historic Places in Fort Worth, Texas
Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
Sanguinet & Staats buildings
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