Terre Haute Masonic Temple

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

From the record

“The Terre Haute Masonic Temple in Terre Haute, Indiana is a Classical Revival-style Masonic building that ground was broken for in 1915, cornerstone was laid in 1916, and opened in 1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior in 1995.”
Wikipedia article Terre Haute Masonic Temple, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 58 National Register listings published here for Vigo County · listed in 1995 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 224 N. Eighth St., Terre Haute, 47807
When was it listed? June 1995
Category. building
Township. Harrison township
Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
National Register reference number. 95000705 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

28 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Terre Haute Masonic Temple between 2001 and 2005, burning about 269 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Recreation and ceremony	10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10
Arson/incendiarism	5
Smoking	2
Equipment and vehicle use	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
7 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
5 September 2002	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
11 September 2003	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
10 August 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
3 July 2005	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
23 June 2004	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
19 June 2004	Smoking	under an acre	Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
8 April 2004	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office	not named

Every fire recorded in Vigo County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Terre Haute Masonic Temple: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Terre Haute City Eng.	Stone	Producer
Harlan Farm	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Standard Materials Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Terre Haute North Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Whitlock Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown

Every working recorded in Vigo County

Storms near this property

60 of 175 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Terre Haute, the town this property stands in, in 175 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 83 thunderstorm wind, 52 hail, 18 flood, 17 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2008	Flood	Terre Haute	$50,000,000	Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Vigo County, including in Terre Haute, due to heavy rain.
May 2002	Flash Flood	Terre Haute	$200,000	Bridge washed out
May 2002	Flash Flood	Terre Haute	$150,000	Numerous roads flooded
March 2006	Flood	Terre Haute	$100,000	no account filed
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$100,000	no account filed
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$53,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto a Toyota Corolla on 16th Street near Sixth Avenue, collapsing the roof and smashing windows. The hardest hit areas were north and east of Terre Haute. High winds broke utility poles and caused problems with some major transmission lines.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$50,000	Power lines downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts along south 7th st and across the rest of town.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$50,000	A high voltage power pole was snapped off.
May 2002	Flash Flood	Terre Haute	$50,000	no account filed
May 2002	Flash Flood	Terre Haute	$50,000	no account filed
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$30,000	The roof was blown off a skating rink and trees were downed.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$25,500	Three utility poles that crossed 19th Street from Ohio Boulevard to Poplar Street were blown down. One of the poles cracked and fell on a car with a woman inside.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$20,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts led to widespread power outages in Terre Haute with several reports of snapped tree limbs and power poles.
April 2018	Flash Flood	North Terre Haute	$20,000	Numerous roads were closed due to flowing water across northern Vigo County from heavy thunderstorm rainfall.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$20,000	There were numerous reports of trees down with power outages due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts in Terre Haute.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds to 70 mph blew down several dozen trees and numerous power lines in the Terre Haute area.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$20,000	no account filed
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$16,000	A large, healthy tree fell on two cars in Terre Haute due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This report was received via social media.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and tree limbs across Terre Haute.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$15,000	A hole was torn in the roof of the community theater in Terre Haute due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
March 2008	Flood	Terre Haute	$15,000	Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Vigo County, including near Terre Haute, due to heavy rain and snow melt. Flooding continued until April 9th at 05:10.
October 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$15,000	Damaging thunderstorm winds caused trees to fall around Vigo County, especially in the Terre Haute area. Over 7,400 people were without power. One tree fell onto a house and damaged the roof and caused a leak over a bedroom. Another tree crashed through a carport and damaged a pickup truck.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	North Terre Haute	$10,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts downed numerous trees across northern Vigo County.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$10,000	A 12 to 18 inch diameter tree limb was downed on several vehicles at the public library on 7th Street and Poplar Street.
June 2008	Flash Flood	Terre Haute	$10,000	High water signs are posted across the county due to extremely heavy rain that has caused flash flooding.
February 2007	Flood	Terre Haute	$10,000	The Wabash River flooded in Vigo County. The river remained in flood into March. Crests were as high as nearly 5 feet above flood stage.
January 2007	Flood	Terre Haute	$10,000	The Wabash River in Vigo County remained high through most of January. The maximum crest was just over 8 feet above flood stage.
March 2007	Flood	Terre Haute	$10,000	The Wabash River in Vigo County remained above flood from February through March, dipping below flood stage only briefly during the month. Crests were over 6 feet above flood stage.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$10,000	More windows were blown out of the building that was damaged at 6:30 PM EST.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$10,000	Windows were blown out of a building in downtown Terre Haute. Several trees were also downed in city streets.
December 2006	Flood	Terre Haute	$10,000	The Wabash River flooded in Vigo County. Water remained high into January.
December 2006	Flood	Terre Haute	$10,000	The Wabash River flooded in Vigo County. The river crested nearly four feet above flood stage.
March 2008	Lightning	Terre Haute	$8,000	Lightning struck a hospital fitness center Monday afternoon. The time listed is approximate. The lightning hit the top floor of the hospital professional office building sending pieces of brick falling five stories to the parking lot below. The falling bricks damaged two cars. The hospital also lost about 40 percent of its phone service temporarily. The professional office building of the hospital was evacuated for 15 minutes.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$6,000	A 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured in Terre Haute with trees reported down as well.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$5,000	The top of a tree was blown down due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. It took out a power line and damaged a car.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$5,000	Power lines and several trees were downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts at a federal prison in Terre Haute.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	West Terre Haute	$5,000	Pieces of roofing material were blown off buildings due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
April 2008	Flood	Terre Haute	$5,000	Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Vigo County, including near Terre Haute, due to heavy rain.
May 2008	Flood	Terre Haute	$5,000	Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Vigo County, including near Terre Haute, due to heavy rain.
June 2008	Flash Flood	Terre Haute	$5,000	Roadways were covered and previous flooding conditions were exacerbated due to heavy rainfall that caused renewed flash flooding.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$5,000	A tree fell on a house.
November 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$5,000	An overhang on a building was torn off by high winds.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$5,000	Several trees were blown down in the city.
July 2018	Flood	Terre Haute	$3,000	Some localized flooding was noted in Terre Haute due to heavy rainfall. Some lanes of local streets were not safely passable.
June 2008	Hail	Terre Haute	$3,000	Local media relayed a report from a trucker of hail causing a broken windshield on Interstate 70.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds blew trees and utility lines down.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and eight inch diameter limbs across Park Avenue between 13th Street and Lafayette Avenue.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	West Terre Haute	$2,000	Numerous eight inch diameter limbs and power lines were reported down along US Highway 40 West.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$2,000	Multiple power lines were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$2,000	Numerous trees and power lines were reported down in the northern parts of Terre Haute due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$2,000	Trees and power lines were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$2,000	Trees and power lines were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
November 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$1,500	Several 6 to 8 inch tree limbs were snapped due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$1,500	Tree limbs and power lines were reported down on Highway 41 due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$1,000	Tree branches downed by thunderstorm wind gusts onto a house.
March 2021	Flood	Terre Haute	$1,000	Areas of standing water noted along streets in Terre Haute.
October 2020	Flood	Terre Haute	$1,000	High standing water on 25th Street between 1st and 4th Avenues.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$1,000	Utility line downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
November 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Terre Haute	$1,000	A downed tree was observed in this location, along with a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
May 2011	Flash Flood	Terre Haute	$1,000	Flash flooding was occurring in central Terre Haute at the intersection of Third Street and Poplar Street.

Every storm recorded in Vigo County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Wesley Foundation Student Center	under 500 feet	2022
Wabash Avenue East Historic District (Boundary Increase)	0.1 miles	1992
State Normal Library	0.1 miles	2002
Terre Haute Post Office and Federal Building	0.2 miles	1984
Condit House	0.2 miles	1973
Building at 810 Wabash Avenue	0.2 miles	1983

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 95000705 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Vigo County	All 58 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.