The San Francisco call., 1910-08-29
BROOKLYN LODGE
PLANS STRUCTURE
Spanish Colonial Design to Be
Followed in Temple Facing
Fourteenth Street

OAKLAND. Aug. 2S.-After long
years of careful planning and patient
effort, the ambition of Brooklyn lodge
No. 225. Free and Accepted Masons. is
10 be realized in the building of a Ma
sonic temple. At a meeting held in
July, the lodge passed resolutions ap-
proving the formation OF the Brooklyn
Masonic Temple association OF Oakland
tincerporated). the purchase of a site
and the presentation of building plans
10y a committee. The approved plan
and design of the new edifice is that
submitted by Architect John Davis
Hatch, whose drawings will be fol-
lowed in the construction Of the temple.
The site upon which the structure Will
: ne erected is the southeast corner of
East Fourteenth street and Eighth
avenue.
The temple viii be OF the Spanish
colonial design, the feature Of which
IS TO be massive simplicity. The walls
VIII be formed with broad unbroken
panels supported by wide bUttresses
and 1lanking towers. The largest of
.lLe towers viii mark the main en-
trance 10 the lodge. The roofing is TO
he Of Spanish tile. and viii he sup
ported on timbers and brackets. The
OF the panels viii be finished with
:: rough cast pebble dashed cement, ac-
centuated by troweled smooth connect
ing bands, base and holdings.
FOUR WINDOWS IN WALLS
Except for the store fronts there are
10 be few windows in the walls. and
these viii be divided into small lights
and glazed with amber glass so that
the effect Of the plain wall surfaces
viii he UnbrOken. The centers of the
panels viii ne ornamented with sym
bols of the order. The insignia over
The main doorway viii be illuminated
by concealed lights.
The interior viii be divided into two
floors. each OF which viii be fitted up
TO suit the requirements Of the lodge
in the most modern and elaborate
fashion. The first floor Will comprise
three stores facing on Fourteenth
street, a stage and dressing rooms at
the east end, and p social hail facing
on Eighth avenue, where the main en-
trance TO the floor viii be. A public
lobby with al auxiliary exit in the
base Of the west tower. will lead from
the entrance Il the hail. and on either
side of the passage VIII be parlors.
dressing rooms, and a large buffet con-
~nected directly with the social hall
over the buffet and dressing rooms a
.1nezzanine story viii be constructed
with a gallery overlooking the hall and
q stairway from the lobby and heating
and ventilating plant. A stairway will
lead from the mems dressing rooms on
the east side directly to the Iodgeroom
floor.
BODGEROOM AND OFFICES
=: The northeast section Of the second
floor VIII be taken up by the lodgeroom.
which viii be finished in the Goric or
der. with heavily beamed ceilings sup
ported on Howe trusses. and doric pi-
lasters paneling the walls. There will
35e no windows in the room It will
he illuminated by soundproof ceiling
and concealed electric lights. The
southeast corner Of the floor viii COM
prise the secretary's office. regaIia
rooms and private passage to the main
reception hall The induction and dress
ing rooms and the Tiers anteroOm
VIII be at the west end Of the lodge
room A smoking room finished with
-beamed ceilings and an open fireplace
VIII be at the west end, while on the
east side Of the floor viii be a ladies'
colonial room in white and buff. with
coax and dressing rooms at the side
Work on the new temple will com
mence in about two weeks. and it is
expected that the installation cerenao-
MES Of the lodge viii be held in its
new quarters during December. It is
contemplated that EIvesta CHAPTER Of
The Eastern Star. L. D, recently or
Eanlzed IN East Oakland. will also oc-
cupy quarters in the structure