The Mosaic Templars State Temple is a historic African-American

fraternal benefit society A benefit society, fraternal benefit society, fraternal benefit order, friendly society, or mutual aid society is a society, an organization or a voluntary association formed to provide mutual aid, benefit, for instance insurance for relief fr ...

building at 906 South Broadway Street in

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. It is a two-story masonry structure, built of brick and terra cotta. The front facade is symmetrical, with ornately decorated elements rising to a parapet. It was built in 1921 to house the headquarters of the state chapter of the

Mosaic Templars of America The Mosaic Templars of America was a black fraternal order founded by John E. Bush (Mosaic Templars of America), John E. Bush and Chester W. Keatts, two former slaves, in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1883.Davis, Ryan. "A Cultural Icon Rises From the As ...

, an African-American fraternal society founded by former slaves after the

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. The building was part of a complex which originally included three buildings, one of which was the organization's national headquarters; the other two buildings were destroyed by fire. The building was listed on the

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in 2018.

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Buildings and structures completed in 1921 Buildings and structures in Little Rock, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Little Rock, Arkansas {{LittleRockAR-NRHP-stub

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