Masonic Temple (Kent, Ohio)

Masonic Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Kent Masonic Temple in 2006
Location in the state of Ohio
Location:	409 West Main Street Kent, Ohio
Coordinates:	41°9′15″N 81°21′47″W / 41.15417°N 81.36306°W / 41.15417; -81.36306Coordinates: 41°9′15″N 81°21′47″W / 41.15417°N 81.36306°W / 41.15417; -81.36306
Built:	1880-1884[1]
Architect:	Isaac D. Tuttle
Architectural style:	Italianate[2]
Governing body:	Rockton Masonic Lodge #316
NRHP Reference#:	74001604
Added to NRHP:	July 18, 1974[3]

The Kent Masonic Temple, also known as the Marvin Kent House and originally as "The Homestead", is a Masonic temple located in Kent, Ohio, USA. It has served as the home of the Rockton Masonic Lodge #316 since 1923 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 18 June 1974. Built between 1880 and 1884 in the Italianate style, it was originally the home of Kent namesake Marvin Kent and his family.^[1]

See also

• History of Kent, Ohio
• Masonic lodge
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Portage County, Ohio

External links

• Rockton Masonic Lodge #316

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Kent Homestead - home of Marvin Kent - Kent, OH". Waymarking.com. Waymarking. 2008. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2HNH. Retrieved 25 May 2009. 
2. ^ Fredmonsky, Matt (25 February 2009). "Kent landmark is immortalized in novel". Record-Courier (Record Publishing). http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4533621. Retrieved 25 May 2009. 
3. ^ ["National Register Information System". United States National Park Service. 2009. [http://www.nr.nps.gov/iwisapi/explorer.dll?IWS_SCHEMA=NRIS1&IWS_LOGIN=1&IWS_REPORT=100000039. Retrieved 25 May 2009. ^{[dead link]}