Scottish Rite Consistory Building
- Architect
- Roland Harrison
- Year
- 1927
- Style
- Neoclassical
- City
- Des Moines, IA
- Collection
- neoclassical
The Scottish Rite Consistory Building was built in 1926-1927 in a late example of the Neo-Classical style, designed by Roland Harrison, a partner in the Des Moines firm of Wetherell and Harrison. It is owned by the Scottish Rite and used mainly by the Scottish Rite and other Masonic organizations, as well as a venue for weddings and events. It measures 117 by 164 feet in plan and stands 80 feet tall.
the building
Stone-veneered corner facades. Set on a corner lot, the building presents stone-veneered public facades on its south and west sides, with the veneer wrapping in short extensions onto the north and east sides.
Ongoing Masonic use. The building remains owned and used by the Scottish Rite and other Masonic organizations, with recent renovations to the banquet hall and new carpet and chairs in the lower auditorium.
the style
It is a late-date example of Neo-Classical style architecture, designed by Roland Harrison in 1926-1927.
More on Neoclassicalthe architect
Roland Harrison was a partner in the Des Moines architectural firm of Wetherell and Harrison, who designed this building.
significance
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
nearby
- American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building
- St. Ambrose Cathedral
- Iowa Commission for the Blind Building
- Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines Building
- Des Moines Building
- Cathedral Church of Saint Paul