The Madison Masonic Temple in

Madison, South Dakota Madison is a city in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,191 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lake County and is home to Dakota State University. Geography Madison is located at (44.007734, -97.114738). ...

is a building from 1906. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1990. It was demolished in 2015 due to falling into disrepair.Jane Utecht (April 27, 2015)
"Masons comes down"
/ref> It has also been known as Evergreen Lodge No. 17 A.F. & A.M.. It is a two-story masonry

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

-style building on a raised basement, with a

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

incorporating Ionic columns. Doors and windows are topped by flat brick arches with

terra cotta Terracotta, terra cotta, or terra-cotta (; ; ), in its material sense as an earthenware substrate, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic where the fired body is porous. In applied art, craft, construction, and architecture, terracotta ...

keystones. Terra cotta is also used in cornices and in plaques beside the building's portico. It has a shallow roof being a

parapet A parapet is a barrier that is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/breast'). Whe ...

. Which of several Masonic groups were meeting was originally indicated by colored lamps upon a metal pole rising from the center of the parapet. With .

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Neoclassical architecture in South Dakota Masonic buildings completed in 1906 Masonic buildings in South Dakota Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, South Dakota 1906 establishments in South Dakota {{SouthDakota-NRHP-stub