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Scottish Rite Temple (Guthrie, Oklahoma)

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The Scottish Rite Temple of Guthrie is architecturally and historically significant because it is one of the best examples of large scale, Neo-Classical Revival style in Oklahoma; it is the largest, most elaborately designed and constructed Masonic Temple in the state; and because of its importance
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in the Guthrie Valley, Oklahoma Orient, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A. This is actually a complex consisting of two buildings on a 10 acres (40,000 m) plot of ground on Oklahoma Avenue in downtown Guthrie that was originally named Capitol Park.
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The East Annex was used for one regular session of the Legislature in 1909 and one special session in 1910. After the Legislature agreed to move the state capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City in 1910, the city of Guthrie offered to sell the Convention Hall complex, including Capitol Park, to the
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The original building in this complex, now named the East Annex, was constructed in 1908 by the city of Guthrie and called Convention Hall. It was intended as the meeting place for the Oklahoma State Legislature. It was a rectangular brick structure with two two-story wings flanking a two-story
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Also "it has been recognized as the center of state-level Masonic activities since 1923, when first used even before completion. It is ... the site of the Mason's statewide functions. ... "
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Scottish Rite Masons, who wanted to construct a temple in Guthrie. A deal was concluded with the
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atrium having a gallery promenade. A basement completed the internal space.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, Oklahoma
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Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
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property in Oklahoma on the National Register of Historic Places
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historically to the Masonic fraternal organization in Oklahoma.
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National Register of Historic Places in Logan County, Oklahoma
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The building was designed by architects and built in 1919 in
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It is "one of the world's largest Masonic Centers".
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Scottish Rite Temple (Guthrie, Oklahoma) is located in Oklahoma
Scottish Rite Temple (Guthrie, Oklahoma) is located in the United States
Guthrie, Oklahoma
35°52′41″N 97°24′48″W / 35.87806°N 97.41333°W / 35.87806; -97.41333
Parr & Hawk
Classical Revival
87000503
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Masonic temple
Scottish Rite
Parr & Hawk
Classical Revival
National Register of Historic Places
Guthrie Scottish Rite Museum


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