Historic Place

Royse City Lodge No. 663 A.F. & A.M. (Historic Place)

Royse City · Rockwall County · Dedicated 1994 · THC Atlas #2094001242

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About this site

Royse City Lodge No. 663 A.F. & A.M. is a historic place in Royse City, Rockwall County, dedicated in 1994. It is one of 2 historic places documented in Rockwall County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 41 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.9749, -96.3309 near Royse City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Royse City Lodge No. 663 A.F. & A.M. (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include First United Methodist Church of Royse City, Royse City, and Royse City African American.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2094001242. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Royse City Lodge No. 663 A.F. & A.M. building, at 102 S. Arch Street, was built in 1925 for a Masonic lodge that first met in 1888. Designed by A. M. Kimzey and built by J. E. Harris, the two-story brick building shows Mission Revival and Classical Revival influences with truncated towers and arched windows. The city acquired the lower floor for use as city hall in 1941 while the lodge kept the upper floor; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org hmdb.org atlas.thc.texas.gov

Also at or near Royse City, Rockwall County

“Royse City Lodge No. 663 A.F. & A.M.” names 2 distinct records in Rockwall County. This page is the historic place dedicated in 1994 in Royse City. The others:

Royse City Lodge No. 663 A.F. & A.M. — Historical Marker in Royse City (1994)

📍 32.9749, -96.3309 · Royse City, Rockwall County

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