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Miki1993
Oct 21, 2016, 11:47 PM
Official sources: https://scottishrite.org/headquarters/about-the-temple/
Unofficial sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Temple, Google Earth

Building Name: House of the Temple
Street Address: 1733 16th St NW
City: Washington
Postal Code: 20009
State/Province: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Official Building Website URL: https://scottishrite.org/headquarters/about-the-temple/
Wikipedia.org URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Temple
Architect: John Russell Pope
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):
• The building houses the headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
• In the 1920s it was named one of the three best public buildings in terms of architecture along with the Nebraska State Capitol and the Pan American Union Building.
Coordinates (with decimal fraction): 38.9137, -77.0359

Heights--
- roof: 40 m (https://scottishrite.org/headquarters/about-the-temple/)

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Cancelled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1911
- finished: 1915

Above ground floors: 2

Structure Type(s): Highrise
Building Use(s): Mixed Use
Building Style(s): Neoclassical

antoun
Oct 22, 2016, 3:25 AM
done