
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Temple - Louisville
N 38° 14.809 W 085° 45.551
16S E 608575 N 4233928
The Scottish Rite came to Kentucky when the Grand Consistory, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite was organized in Louisville, August 21, 1852, with eight charter members. It is currently housed in the Temple of Grecian Architecture.
Waymark Code: WM2T2H
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2007
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Currently, the Grand Consistory, now known as the Louisville Scottish Rite is located in the beautiful Temple of Grecian architecture at Brook and Gray streets. Starting in 1866, however, much interest was manifested in Masonry and the Scottish Rite since that time has been an active Masonic body.
Early meetings were held in the old Masonic Temple located at the Southwest corner of Fourth and Jefferson Streets. Later, in August 1876, the Grand Consistory moved to the Courier-Journal Building then located on Jefferson Street between Third and Fourth.
In 1894, the Scottish Rite purchased the St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Sixth and Walnut Streets; the church had been partially destroyed by fire. Some $41,000 was expended in the remodeling. Renamed the Scottish Rite Cathedral, it served as the home for the fraternity until 1923. Currently, the Grand Consistory, now known as the Louisville Scottish Rite is located in the beautiful Temple of Grecian architecture at Brook and Gray streets.
The following information comes from the Grand Lodges website at
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No history of Kentucky Masonry would be complete without chronicling the impact of Scottish Rite Masonry upon thousands of Kentuckians. The organization known as "Scottish Rite" consists of Freemasons joined together to extend their Masonic study, association, and activities.
The ceremonies of Freemasonry and its philosophy are contained in the first three degrees. The Scottish Rite has similar basic degrees but they have never been conferred in the United States by the Scottish Rite in recognition of the principle that this is the proper function of the Symbolic or Blue Lodge. Therefore, the Scottish Rite confers the degrees only from the Fourth through the Thirty-Second degree. The Thirty-third Degree is conferred upon Thirty-Second degree Masons who have rendered outstanding service to the community, to society or to Freemasonry. It is called a "Honorary" degree since one can not petition for it in the same manner as one does for the proceeding degrees and because members who receive this Degree become Honorary Members of the Supreme Council.
The following information comes from Louisville's Scottish Rite webpage at (
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The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is commonly known as the Scottish Rite. It is one of several appendant groups of the worldwide fraternity known as Freemasonry. Each Valley has up to four Scottish Rite bodies, and each body confers a set of degrees. In the Southern Jurisdiction these are the Lodge of Perfection (4°-14°), Chapter of Rose Croix (15°-18°), Council of Kadosh (19°-30°), and the Consistory (31°-32°). The Supreme Council confers the 33rd Degree of Sovereign Grand Inspector General.
The Scottish Rite is one of the two branches of Freemasonry in which a Master Mason may proceed after he has completed the three degrees of Symbolic or Blue Lodge Masonry. The other branch is known as the York Rite, consisting of Royal Arch Masons, Royal and Select Masters and the Knights Templar.