The Mobridge Masonic Temple in

Mobridge, South Dakota Mobridge also Kȟowákataŋ Otȟúŋwahe (Lakota: ''Kȟowákataŋ Otȟúŋwahe''; lit. "Over-the-River Town") is a city in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,261 according to the 2020 census. History Located in ...

is a building from 1923. 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 1977. It was deemed notable as it "is the only known example of

Egyptian Revival architecture Egyptian Revival is an architectural style that uses the motifs and imagery of ancient Egypt. It is attributed generally to the public awareness of ancient Egyptian monuments generated by Napoleon's conquest of Egypt and Admiral Nelson's defeat o ...

from the eclectic period in South Dakota. It has many of the elements that are common to this style: battered walls; window enframements that narrow upward; narrow banded reed lotus columns; and a gorge and roll cornice above the entry. All of these create a definite Egyptian appearance." With .

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Masonic buildings completed in 1923 Buildings and structures in Walworth County, South Dakota Masonic buildings in South Dakota Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota National Register of Historic Places in Walworth County, South Dakota Egyptian Revival architecture in the United States {{SouthDakota-NRHP-stub