▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Early ▁Bird s ▁of ▁A viation <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Mason ic ▁Temple ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia ▁is ▁a ▁Richard son ian ▁Roman es que ▁style ▁building ▁built ▁during ▁ 1 8 8 8 – 1 8 9 3 , ▁designed ▁by ▁Jackson ▁C . ▁Gott . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁prominent ▁building ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Richmond . ▁ ▁Its ▁NR HP ▁nom ination ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁the ▁fin est ▁example ▁of ▁Richard son ian ▁Roman es que ▁style ▁architecture ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁others ▁have ▁assert ed ▁that ▁at ▁its ▁time ▁of ▁construction ▁it ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁' most ▁magnific ent ▁examples ▁of ▁modern ▁architecture ▁in ▁the ▁South .' " ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁by ▁Gott ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁submitted ▁in ▁a ▁design ▁competition . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁function ▁attended ▁by ▁U . S . ▁President ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁M asons ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁the ▁Richmond ▁Foundation ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁acquired ▁it ▁with ▁intended ▁purpose ▁of ▁its ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁arts ▁center ▁for ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁At ▁some ▁later ▁date ▁the ▁building ▁hous ed ▁a ▁c ater ing ▁ven ue , ▁office ▁building ▁and ▁apart ments .