List of Knights of Pythias buildings


This is a list of notable buildings of the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organization. Many of these are named, primarily or as an alternative, "Pythian Castles", and are built to resemble medieval castles, consistent with the theme of the Pythian order.
;in the United States

BuildingImageDatesLocationCity, StateDescription
1Pythian Temple 1913 built
1980 NRHP-listed		310 18th St. N
Birmingham, AlabamaAlso known as Alabama Penny Savings Bank, which was a major bank serving the black community.
2Knights of Pythias Building 1928 built
1985 NRHP-listed		829 N. 1st Ave.
Phoenix, ArizonaMission Revival architecture
3Pythian Castle 1885 built
1986 NRHP-listed		1100 H St.
Arcata, CaliforniaQueen Anne style
4Pythias Lodge Building 1911 built
1981 NRHP-listed		211 E St. and 870 3rd Ave.
San Diego, CaliforniaBeaux Arts architecture
5Pythian Building c.1874 built
1983 NRHP CP-listed		360 Main St.
Middletown, ConnecticutA contributing property of the NRHP-listed Main Street Historic District. Includes Ford News, local landmark
6Knights of Pythias Lodge Hall 1904 built
1976 NRHP-listed		30 E. Idaho St.
Weiser, Idaho
7Knights of Pythias Building and Theatre1899 built
1978 NRHP-listed		215 N. Broadway
Greensburg, IndianaEarly Commercial architecture, Italianate architecture
8Knights of Pythias / Tyner Building1900 built
? cp-NRHP-listed		204-210 W. Main St.Hartford City, IndianaIncluded in Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District. Queen Anne style and other. The Hartford City Times operated from the 210 W. Main address during the early 1900s. For a brief "turbulent" period during the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan had an office in this building.
9Knights of Pythias Lodge 1922 built
1985 NRHP-listed		224 W. Jefferson
South Bend, IndianaChicago architecture, Classical Revival architecture
9.5Palace Lodge1892 built
1984 NRHP-listed		Center and Main Sts.
Winslow, IndianaJoint project of local Knights of Pythias chapter and Odd Fellows chapter.
10Knights of Pythias Temple 1914 built
1978 NRHP-listed		928–932 W. Chestnut St.
Louisville, KentuckyBuilding has also served as a YMCA building.
11Pythian Opera House1894 built
2008 NRHP-listed
Boothbay Harbor, MaineQueen Anne style
12Pythian Home of Missouri1913 built
2009 NRHP-listed		1451 E. Pythian Street
Springfield, MissouriBuilt in 1913 of "Carthage Stone", a hard limestone from the Ozarks, as an orphanage and retirement home. Commandeered in 1942 for use by the U.S. military, and used as an Enlisted Men's Service Club. Then German and Italian prisoners-of-war were held there, still during World War II. The listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of October 16, 2009. Also known as Pythian Castle
13Knights of Pythias Building 1876 built
1966 NRHP cp-listed		B Street, btwn Union & Sutton Sts.Virginia City, NevadaContributing property in Virginia City Historic District.
14Pythian Temple 1927 built
1986 converted to residential		135 West 70th StreetNew York, New YorkBuilt in 1927 to serve as a meeting place for the 120 Pythian lodges of New York City; used in other ways; converted to coop residences in 1986.
15Pythian Temple and James Pythian Theater1925 built
1983 NRHP-listed		861-867 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Columbus, OhioColonial Revival architecture
16Pythian Castle 1890 built
1972 NRHP-listed		801 Jefferson Ave.
Toledo, OhioRomanesque Revival architecture
17Knights of Pythias Pavilion1897 built
1988 NRHP-listed		TN 96
Franklin, TennesseeClassical Revival architecture
18Knights of Pythias Building 1901 built
1970 NRHP-listed
1981 restored		315 Main St.
Fort Worth, TexasMedieval architecture, built on site of 1881 building, the first-built Pythian Castle also known as Pythian Castle Hall''
19Pythian Home1909 built1825 E Bankhead Dr.
Weatherford, TexasMedieval architecture
20Pythian Castle 1897-98 built
1980 NRHP-listed		610-612 Court St.
Portsmouth, VirginiaRomanesque Revival architecture
21Pythian Temple 1906 built
1985 NRHP-listed		924-926 Broadway
Tacoma, WashingtonLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture, Second Renaissance Revival architecture
22Pythian Castle Lodge1927 built
1988 NRHP-listed		1925 W. National Ave.
Milwaukee, WisconsinMission/Spanish Revival architecture, Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
23Pythian Castle ???? built
???? NRHP-listed		118 N Court St.
Circleville, OhioMedieval architecture