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Mosaic Templars State Temple

Coordinates: 34°44′27″N 92°16′36″W / 34.74083°N 92.27667°W / 34.74083; -92.27667
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Mosaic Templars State Temple
Mosaic Templars State Temple is located in Arkansas
Mosaic Templars State Temple
Location in Arkansas
Mosaic Templars State Temple is located in the United States
Mosaic Templars State Temple
Location in United States
Location906 S. Broadway St.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°44′27″N 92°16′36″W / 34.74083°N 92.27667°W / 34.74083; -92.27667
Built1921 (1921)
NRHP reference No.100002457[1]
Added to NRHPMay 18, 2018

The Mosaic Templars State Temple is a historic African-American fraternal benefit society building at 906 South Broadway Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. 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, an African-American fraternal society founded by former slaves after the American Civil War. 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.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Mosaic Templars State Temple" (PDF). State of Arkansas. Retrieved 2019-08-30.