Masonic Temple/Alumni Hall

June 17, 1914

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Masonic Temple/Alumni Hall
  • Title
  • Masonic Temple/Alumni Hall
  • Date
  • June 17, 1914
  • Identifier
  • ALUM01.UA
  • Description
  • Construction of the Masonic Temple. A view of the construction progress on the Masonic Temple. The Masonic Temple, a nine-story building built between 1914-1915, is constructed out of limestone. Lodge 45 of the Freemasons held their first meeting here on February 26, 1915. The Masonic Temple was purchased in 1993 by the University of Pittsburgh and renamed Alumni Hall in February 2002. After completing a 16 million dollar renovation, it became home to the undergraduate Office of Admissions, the Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education and the Pitt Alumni Association.
  • Extent
  • 8 x 10 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
    photographic prints
    gelatin silver prints
  • Subject
  • Buildings--Design and construction
    University of Pittsburgh
    Masonic Temple (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Alumni Hall (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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