Neo-Classic Revival Style
Buildings of the Neo-Classic Revival were generally public buildings, and were based upon the same Greek prototypes as those of the earlier Greek Revival period, but they are usually larger in scale. Appearing from the late 19th century to about 1915, Neo-Classic Revival buildings are simpler in ornament then Beaux-Art structures, with which they were concurrent. Classic Revival structures have lintels rather than arches, pedimented porticos, and large expanses of unrelieved wall surface. The Tuscan Temple, home to the Masonic Lodge No. 360, was designed by Albert Groves in 1908. Despite its name, the building is a large-scale replica of a Doric Temple, with prominent portico of six two-story columns. Set on a high base, the building has a wide central entry on the front facade in a classically-derived enframement. (St. Louis, 1995)