Visit The Beacon-News’ site to read Denise Crosby’s article Built like a fortress, Lincoln Masonic Temple is now destroyed. ‘It’s always a sad day’ when history is lost.
“It was,” noted Jaros, “a temple in the truest sense of what we think a Greek or Roman temple looks like.”
John Jaros, Executive Director, Aurora Historical Society in Denise Crosby’s Article
The fire has taken the fate of this grand building out of the hands of those who have and/or should have been the temple’s most ardent supporters.
Long-time fans who tried include Virginia Potter, who admitted “I just might start crying” when I called Tuesday morning to ask about the loss.
Virginia Potter, Vice President, Aurora Historical Society in Denise Crosby’s Article
Of all the historic buildings in Aurora, this is the one she felt was most unique and most worth saving, she told me.
