Blue Star Memorial Temple - Halcyon Historic District - Halcyon, CA - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

"The Blue Star Memorial Temple was built in 1923 and 1924 in the general shape of a triangle, a symbol of Deity or the Higher Self. The sanctuary was developed on a one-acre site with the concrete foundation laid January 4, 1923. On January 19, 1923, the center stone under the center altar was set. The Temple is built of reinforced concrete brick with concrete stucco covering, lath and concrete interior walls, and a domed wood-framed roof with composition covering. Crushed granite had been unloaded near the Arroyo Grande Creek, about a half-mile east, and concrete blocks were manufactured at that location using sand and water from the creek. The outside color of the building is white.

The form of the building is a convex, equilateral triangle, with seven as the basic number, applied to windows, doors, inside dimensions, etc. There are seven doors, while the inside dimensions of The Temple are 49 feet from corner to corner, or seven times seven. Inside it features one large congregational room with high upper pilaster windows transmitting diffused light through opalescent glass. One altar is placed in the center, at the apex above which the three large roof beams converge. A second altar is at the joining of the angles on the western side of the building. A colonnaded porch flanks the exterior of the building with 13 pillars on a side in a somewhat classical Greek order." The Blue Star Memorial Temple was built in 1923 and 1924 in the general shape of a triangle, a symbol of Deity or the Higher Self. The sanctuary was developed on a one-acre site with the concrete foundation laid January 4, 1923. On January 19, 1923, the center stone under the center altar was set. The Temple is built of reinforced concrete brick with concrete stucco covering, lath and concrete interior walls, and a domed wood-framed roof with composition covering. Crushed granite had been unloaded near the Arroyo Grande Creek, about a half-mile east, and concrete blocks were manufactured at that location using sand and water from the creek. The outside color of the building is white. The form of the building is a convex, equilateral triangle, with seven as the basic number, applied to windows, doors, inside dimensions, etc. There are seven doors, while the inside dimensions of The Temple are 49 feet from corner to corner, or seven times seven. Inside it features one large congregational room with high upper pilaster windows transmitting diffused light through opalescent glass. One altar is placed in the center, at the apex above which the three large roof beams converge. A second altar is at the joining of the angles on the western side of the building. A colonnaded porch flanks the exterior of the building with 13 pillars on a side in a somewhat classical Greek order." (visit link)

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Halcyon Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] Address: 3199 Temple Street Halcyon, CA How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed

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