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 (by state then city or town)

Building ImageDatesLocationCity, State Description 1 Pythian Temple (Birmingham, Alabama) 1913 built1980 NRHP-listed 310 18th St. N Birmingham, Alabama Also known as Alabama Penny Savings Bank, which was a major bank serving the black community. 2 Knights of Pythias Building (Phoenix, Arizona) 1928 built1985 NRHP-listed 829 N. 1st Ave. Phoenix, Arizona Mission Revival architecture 3 Pythian Castle (Arcata, California) 1885 built1986 NRHP-listed 1100 H St. Arcata, California Queen Anne style 4 Knights of Pythias Building, aka Granger Block southeast corner of 8th Street and National Avenue in National City San Diego, California Photo in archive of San Diego History Center 5 Pythias Lodge Building (San Diego, California) 1911 built1981 NRHP-listed 211 E St. and 870 3rd Ave. San Diego, California Beaux Arts in style, demolished to make way for 6 Pythian Building (Middletown, Connecticut) c.1874 built1983 NRHP CP-listed 360 Main St. Middletown, Connecticut A contributing property of the NRHP-listed Main Street Historic District (Middletown, Connecticut). Includes Ford News, local landmark 7 Knights of Pythias Lodge Hall (Weiser, Idaho) 1904 built1976 NRHP-listed 30 E. Idaho St. Weiser, Idaho 8 Knights of Pythias Building and Theatre 1899 built1978 NRHP-listed 215 N. Broadway Greensburg, Indiana Early Commercial architecture, Italianate architecture 9 Knights of Pythias / Tyner Building 1900 built? cp-NRHP-listed 204-210 W. Main St. Hartford City, Indiana Included 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.Dale, p. 115. For a brief "turbulent" period during the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan had an office in this building.A History of Blackford County...., pp. 25–26 10 Knights of Pythias Lodge (South Bend, Indiana) 1922 built1985 NRHP-listed 224 W. Jefferson South Bend, Indiana Chicago architecture, Classical Revival architecture 11 Palace Lodge 1892 built1984 NRHP-listed Center and Main Sts. Winslow, Indiana Joint project of local Knights of Pythias chapter and Odd Fellows chapter. 12 Knights of Pythias Temple (Louisville, Kentucky) 1914 built1978 NRHP-listed 928–932 W. Chestnut St. Louisville, Kentucky Building has also served as a YMCA building. 13 Pythian Opera House 1894 built2008 NRHP-listed Boothbay Harbor, Maine Queen Anne style 14 Pythian Home of Missouri 1913 built2009 NRHP-listed 1451 E. Pythian Street Springfield, Missouri Built 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. (51 pages, with 5 figures and 14 photos) 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 15 Knights of Pythias Building (Virginia City, Nevada) 1876 built1966 NRHP cp-listed B Street, btwn Union & Sutton Sts. Virginia City, Nevada Contributing property in Virginia City Historic District. 16 Pythian Temple (New York City) 1927 built1986 converted to residential 135 West 70th Street New York, New York Built 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. 17 Pythian Castle (Circleville, Ohio) ???? built 118 N Court St. Circleville, Ohio Medieval architecture(?) 18 Pythian Temple and James Pythian Theater 1925 built1983 NRHP-listed 861-867 Mt. Vernon Ave. Columbus, Ohio Colonial Revival architecture 19 Pythian Castle (Toledo, Ohio) 1890 built1972 NRHP-listed 801 Jefferson Ave. Toledo, Ohio Romanesque Revival architecture 20 Knights of Pythias Pavilion 1897 built1988 NRHP-listed TN 96 Franklin, Tennessee Classical Revival architecture 21 Knights of Pythias Building (Fort Worth, Texas) 1901 built1970 NRHP-listed1981 restored 315 Main St. Fort Worth, Texas Medieval architecture, built on site of 1881 building, the first-built Pythian Castle also known as Pythian Castle Hall 22 Pythian Home 1909 built 1825 E Bankhead Dr. Weatherford, Texas Medieval architecture 23 Pythian Castle (Portsmouth, Virginia) 1897-98 built1980 NRHP-listed 610-612 Court St. Portsmouth, Virginia Romanesque Revival architecture 24 Pythian Temple (Tacoma, Washington) 1906 built1985 NRHP-listed 924-926 Broadway Tacoma, Washington Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture, Second Renaissance Revival architecture 25 Oregon/Washington Pythian Home 1922 built 3409 Main St Vancouver, Washington First Pythian Home built West of the Mississippi - Expanded in 1981 26 Pythian Castle Lodge 1927 built1988 NRHP-listed 1925 W. National Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mission/Spanish Revival architecture, Spanish Colonial Revival architecturePythian Castle, Baker City, Oregon19071933 1st StBaker City, OregonMassing is Romanesque Revival, with medieval crenelation, Tudor arches, pointed arches, and Palladian windows

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