Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-01
BIGGER TEMPLE NOW
Scottish Rite Masons Add to
Building Site.
White MARBLE BUILDING
About a Million Dollars to Be Spent.
Competitive Designs to
Be Invited.
WHITE MARBLE BUILDING

The Supreme Council Of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite, 33d degree,
for the southern jurisdiction Of the United
States of America, Is to have new white
marble home on 10th street between l.
and NJ streets northwest, approximatins
in cost S1.OOO,OOO.
The recent accession of additional land
adjoining on the north the site purchased
some time ago, now gives frontage Of
about l36 feet by depth of 11o feet.
With the exception of a space on the
north side for lighting and ventilatinS
purposes, this area is to be entirely COW
cred by the proposed structure.
With the larger and better site avail
able, the original plans for the building
have been enlarged. Now it is proposed
to construct a white marble building
ninety feet in height, the full limit al
lowed by the building regulations.
Designs Submitted by February 10.
1t is to be built of pure white marble
and to be ornamented in its entirety with
symbolic decorations of the order Tenta-
tive architectural plans are to be sub
mitted not later than February 10. 1t is
the purpose of the judges to select those
which offer the highest type and style of
architecture.
1t is hoped to have the entire struc-
ture completed In time for the inter-
national conference of the Supreme
Councils of the world in October, 1911
No pains are to be spared in making the
edifice the finest of it's kind in the
world. a mammoth temple Of grandeur
Commander Richardson today.
The interior decoration and furnish
ings will be in keeping with the build
ing and est many thousands of dollar4
The structure is to be practically luur
stories high, that is to say, three sto-
res with a high basement.
The first floor will be devoted to the
offices of the secretary general, the Ii
brary and the repository for Masonic
manuscript and curios The second floor
will be set apart for the Offices of the
grand commander and a number of COM
nittee rooms; with one small council
chamber of Egyptian pattern, and fur
nished in the finest style. The top floor,
in additIan to committee rooms will have
the great council chamber OF the Supreme
Council, upon which will be lavished all
that art can suggest and. money buy.
1t is the purpose to make this the chief
feature of the interior. Utmost care and
talent will be expended to that end.
Banquet HaI In Basement.
The basement will be devoted to various
purposes 1t will contain the great ban
quet hall, number of small dining rooms.
apartments for culinary purposes. the
janitor's quarters, the heating apparatus
and the printing office.
Until the completion Of the new temple
offices for the Supreme Council, including
those for the grand commander and the
secretary general, will be retained in the
House of the Temple, at Sd and E streets
northwest. -
The local Scottish Rite bodies, of which
there are four in number, including
Mithras Lodge of Perfection, Evangelist
Chapter of Rose Croix. Robert de Bruce
Council of Kadosh and Albert Pike Cou-
sistory, will vaeate the building at 1907
G street northwest, known as the Scot
fish Rite Cathedral. and take up their
home in the House of the Temple Friday,
when arrangements Will be completed for
the sale of the G street property to A.
Lisner, proprietor of the Palais Royal