Mosaic Templars State Temple

United States historic place


Mosaic Templars State Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


34°44′27″N 92°16′36″W / 34.74083°N 92.27667°W / 34.74083; -92.27667
Built	1921 (1921)
NRHP reference No.	100002457^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 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]

References

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