Birmingham Civil Rights District

Masonic Temple

Masonic Temple

1630 4th Ave N, 

Birmingham, AL 35203

https://www.nps.gov/places/masonic-temple-building.htm

How to visit: Closed for renovations; projected completion is late 2023

Built in 1922 by renowned African American architect Robert Robinson Taylor, the Masonic Temple became known as a social hub. Besides leasing to notable African American professionals, the Temple also housed the offices of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). 

Today, the building is vacant, but a $30 million historic preservation renovation is underway. Renovations are still in the early phase of remediation and archiving existing artifacts. The projected completion date is late 2023.