Health Care & Insurance  October 26, 2015

Greeley doctors planning restaurant for former Masonic Temple

GREELEY — A pair of doctors have purchased the historic Masonic Temple building in downtown Greeley with plans of converting it to a restaurant and events center that will be called Masons.

Dr. Maurice Lyons, a vascular surgeon at CardioVascular Institute of North Colorado, and Dr. Christopher Michael, an anesthesiologist, formed the entity Cardiac Investments LLC to purchase the building for $100,000 from Masonic Building Corp. of Greeley Colorado in May, according to public records.

The building, at 829 10th Ave., was designed by William Bowman for Greeley’s Masonic Lodge in 1927. Architectural features include a gable roof with a shaped parapet wall and oculus windows and pilasters —attached columns — on the east elevation.

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The three-story building has 3,810 square feet of space on each of the first two floors and a 644-square-foot loft on top.

The exterior of the building cannot be altered because it is on the National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.

But the interior will be completely gutted and redone, including removing asbestos, Lyons said. The doctors have applied for a state historical grant through History Colorado to help cover the cost of the renovations, and they hope to receive the grant and start work on the property in early 2016.

Lyons said work first will begin on the second floor that will house the events center.

“We envision renting it out for high school prom functions, high school reunions, banquets, wedding receptions, business gatherings. … It won’t have a kitchen, but the events can be catered,” he said.

Lyons and Michael want to create a tapas bar on the first floor, which they expect to build and open after the events center is up and running. Tapas are Spanish cuisine and include a wide variety of cold and hot appetizers and snacks.

GREELEY — A pair of doctors have purchased the historic Masonic Temple building in downtown Greeley with plans of converting it to a restaurant and events center that will be called Masons.

Dr. Maurice Lyons, a vascular surgeon at CardioVascular Institute of North Colorado, and Dr. Christopher Michael, an anesthesiologist, formed the entity Cardiac Investments LLC to purchase the building for $100,000 from Masonic Building Corp. of Greeley Colorado in May, according to public records.

The building, at 829 10th Ave., was designed by William Bowman for Greeley’s Masonic Lodge in 1927. Architectural features include a gable roof with a shaped parapet…

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