House of the Temple
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House of the Temple is the monumental Washington, D.C. headquarters and Masonic temple of the Scottish Rite’s Southern Jurisdiction, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and symbolic design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of the Temple canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Masonic temple
ⓘ
headquarters building ⓘ |
| architect |
John Russell Pope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope & Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| contains |
Albert Pike collection
ⓘ
House of the Temple Library NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | 38.9083°N 77.0361°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | Scottish Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Supreme Council, 33°, Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDome | no ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Atrium
ⓘ
Grand Staircase NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple Room NERFINISHED ⓘ archives ⓘ executive offices ⓘ library ⓘ memorial rooms ⓘ museum ⓘ ritual rooms ⓘ |
| headquartersOf | Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Mausoleum at Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Temple of Solomon (symbolically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Dupont Circle area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Masonic symbolism
ⓘ
influence on 20th-century Masonic architecture ⓘ monumental neoclassical design ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | June 18, 1973 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 73002124 ⓘ |
| numberOfColumns | 33 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | offers guided tours ⓘ |
| religion | Freemasonry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofFeature | stepped pyramid roof ⓘ |
| significantBuildingType | Masonic headquarters ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 1733 16th Street NW ⓘ |
| symbolism | 33 degrees of the Scottish Rite ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.