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This is a list of notable buildings of the Knights of Columbus, a Roman Catholic fraternal service organization founded in 1881 in New Haven, Connecticut.

in Canada
James Cooper House
James Cooper House, being moved in Toronto, in 2008
  • James Cooper House, Toronto, which served as a Knights of Columbus meetinghall from 1910 to 2005
  • A fire at the Knights of Columbus Hall in St John's, Newfoundland kills 99 on December 12, 1942 (see 1942 in Canada).
in the Philippines
  • Knights of Columbus Building (Manila)
  • Knights of Columbus Building (Cagayan de Oro City)
in the United States

(by state then city or town)

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Knights of Columbus Building (New Haven, Connecticut) Knights of Columbus headquarters.jpg 1969 built One Columbus Plaza
41°18′09″N 72°55′39″W / 41.30250°N 72.92750°W / 41.30250; -72.92750 (Knights of Columbus Building (New Haven, Connecticut))
New Haven, Connecticut Headquarters of the Knights of Columbus. Also known as the Knights of Columbus Tower, the building was designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates and finished in 1969. It is a 23-story modern style reinforced concrete building, at 321 feet (98 meters) tall, the second-tallest building in the city. The cylindrical towers at the corners give the structure a simple geometric form.
2 Knights of Columbus Building (Gary, Indiana) Knights of Columbus Building in Gary.jpg 1925 built
1984 NRHP-listed
333 W. 5th Ave.
41°36′6″N 87°20′29″W / 41.60167°N 87.34139°W / 41.60167; -87.34139 (Knights of Columbus Building (Gary, Indiana))
Gary, Indiana listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Indiana Photos here. And here.
3 Knights of Columbus-Indiana Club Knights of Columbus-Indiana Club.jpg 1924 built
1985 NRHP-listed
320 W. Jefferson
41°40′29″N 86°15′15″W / 41.67472°N 86.25417°W / 41.67472; -86.25417 (Knights of Columbus-Indiana Club)
South Bend, Indiana Renaissance, Italian Renaissance architecture
4 Knights of Columbus Hall (Pascagoula, Mississippi) 2008 Mississippi listed 3604 Magnolia Street
30°22′12.06″N 88°33′29.39″W / 30.3700167°N 88.5581639°W / 30.3700167; -88.5581639 (Knights of Columbus Hall (Pascagoula, Mississippi))
Pascagoula, Mississippi Also known as Krebs House; designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2008
5 Knights of Columbus Building (Butte, Montana) Knights of Columbus Building in Butte, Montana (2021).jpg 1917 built
1966 cp-NRHP-listed
224 W. Park St
46°0′44.3″N 112°32′24.86″W / 46.012306°N 112.5402389°W / 46.012306; -112.5402389 (Knights of Columbus Building (Butte, Montana))
Butte, Montana Renaissance Revival style; designed by Wellington Smith and built in 1917–1918; regarded as an "icon" in the community; in disrepair in 2009. The Knights of Columbus had by then applied for a $300,000 historic preservation grant from the state. Contributing property in the 1966 Butte-Anaconda Historic District.

It is included in a walking tour of historic Uptown area of Butte.

6 George A. Bartlett House, also known as Old Knights of Columbus Hall George A Bartlett House.png 1907 built
1982 NRHP-listed
McQuillan and Booker Sts.
Tonopah, Nevada Shingle Style architecture. Also known as Old Knights of Columbus Hall.
7 Knights of Columbus Building (Portland, Oregon) 1920 built
1990 NRHP-listed
1998 NRHP delisted
804 SW. Taylor St.
45°31′5.63″N 122°40′53.59″W / 45.5182306°N 122.6815528°W / 45.5182306; -122.6815528 (former location of Knights of Columbus Building (Portland, Oregon))
Portland, Oregon Late Gothic Revival architecture demolished around 1998
8 Knights of Columbus Building (Pompano Beach, Florida) 1954-1982 built
6 Columbus Square
26°17′32″N 80°05′47″W / 26.29214°N 80.09634°W / 26.29214; -80.09634 (Knights of Columbus Building (Pompano Beach, FL))
Pompano Beach, FL Mid-Century modern style; front structure designed as early suburban shopping center (by Mackle's General Development Corporation) of 6,000 sq. ft. and built c. 1954; purchased in 1964 by Home Corporation of John A. Hill Council #4955; after expansions in 1968 and 1982 square footage increased to 16,982 sq. ft. Sold in 2000 to Archdiocese of Miami for use as church building. Property (on two acres of land) was sold by archdiocese in 2011 to Wal-Mart, which opened in 2013.
9 369 Washington Street 1897 built, 1920 expanded Dedham, Massachusetts
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