Hermosa Masonic Lodge

Hermosa Masonic Lodge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	W. side of 2nd St., between Folsom St. and Hwy 40, Hermosa, South Dakota
Coordinates	43°50′31″N 103°11′29″W / 43.84194°N 103.19139°WCoordinates: 43°50′31″N 103°11′29″W / 43.84194°N 103.19139°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1889
Architectural style	Other, gable end false front
NRHP Reference #	09000043[1]
Added to NRHP	February 17, 2009

Hermosa Masonic Lodge is an historic Masonic building located in Hermosa, South Dakota, United States. In 1926 Battle River Lodge No. 92 of Hermosa bought the 1889 Hermosa School, stripped it of its brick veneer, belfry and end gable and moved it to what is now 33 North 2nd Street where the remaining wooden shell was converted into a lodge hall. The exterior walls were stuccoed and a false front was added.^[2]

Lincoln Borglum, who became the first superintendent of Mount Rushmore after the death of his father in 1941, was a member of Battle River Masonic Lodge No. 92.^[3]

On January 9, 2009, the building was determined to be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. State of South Dakota News Web
3. Famous Masons of the 20th Century

External links

• Grand Lodge of South Dakota Blue Lodges