Built 1913 Opened 1913 Phone +1 515-288-4700 Architecture firm Proudfoot & Bird | NRHP Reference # 97000961 Area 3,642 m² Architectural style Beaux-Arts architecture Added to NRHP 29 August 1997 | |
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Location 1011 Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa MPS Architectural Legacy of Proudfoot & Bird in Iowa MPS Address 1011 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309, USA Similar Civic Center of Greater D, Greater Des Moines B, Salisbury House, Hoyt Sherman Place, Iowa Events Center | ||
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The Temple for Performing Arts is a historic Beaux Arts style building located in Des Moines, Iowa. Constructed in 1913, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1997 (under the name "Masonic Temple of Des Moines").
It was designed by the Des Moines-based architectural firm Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson. The building was listed on the NRHP for its architecture, as part of a 1988 multiple property submission. It was then one of 25 known surviving Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson buildings in Des Moines and is one of two known lodge buildings designed by the firm.
As originally constructed, the building consisted of retail and office spaces on the first three floors, with Masonic meeting rooms on the fourth floor. In 2001 the Masons vacated their rooms on the fourth floor, which were converted into a venue for performing arts, culture entertainment and learning.