About Prince Hall Masonic Temple (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

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The Prince Hall Masonic Temple is a historic building located at 1335 North Boulevard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Originally designed in 1924 as a meeting hall for the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, the building housed the Temple Theatre and the Temple Roof Garden, which represented two major point of entertainment for African-American citizens of Baton Rouge. The Temple Theatre is the last remaining of the three city theatres for the large black population, the other two (the Grand Theatre and the McKinley Theatre) are no more in existence. The Temple Roof Garden was particularly popular amongst youth clubs for the dances held until the late 1930s and 1940s.

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1384, Beauregard Town, North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, 70802

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