1911 - The House of the Temple - Washington DC
N 38° 54.841 W 077° 02.142
18S E 323504 N 4309205
This might be the cornerstone of all cornerstones. It was placed for the House of the Temple, headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in the Southern Jurisdiction, in Washington, D.C. in 1911.
Waymark Code: WM7GGG
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2009
Views: 16
Throughout American history, many cornerstones for famous public buildings were placed with a Masonic stone laying ceremony. This Library and Museum is the headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States. Located at 1733 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C., the building was designed by noted architect John Russell Pope and built from 1911-1915.
The Scottish Rite is one of the two branches of Freemasonry that confers higher degrees after a Mason has completed the three degrees of Master Mason at his local Lodge. The Supreme Council headquartered here confers the highest degree, the 33rd Degree of Sovereign Grand Inspector General.
Public tours through the building are free. See the House of the Temple website for more information: (visit link)
Interest in the House of the Temple has been sparked by the recent release of best-selling author Dan Brown's newest novel The Lost Symbol which features Freemasonry and Washington DC in its story line.
Year of construction: 1911
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
CORNER STONE
LAID
OCTOBER 18 1911 A.O. 5911 A.L.
BY THE
GRAND LODGE F.A.A.M.
OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
J. CLAUDE KEIPER
M. W. GRAND MASTER
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