Detroit Masonic Temple
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Detroit Masonic Temple
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| Location | 500 Temple Street Detroit, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′29.11″N 83°3′36.56″W / 42.3414194°N 83.0601556°WCoordinates: 42°20′29.11″N 83°3′36.56″W / 42.3414194°N 83.0601556°W |
| Built | 1922 |
| Architect | George D. Mason |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Part of | Cass Park Historic District (#04001580) |
| NRHP Reference # | 80001920 |
| MSHS # | P25067 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 11, 1980 |
| Designated MSHS | January 24, 1964 |
The Detroit Masonic Temple is the world's largest Masonic Temple. Located in the Cass Corridor of Detroit, Michigan, at 500 Temple Street, the building serves as a home to various masonic organizations including the York Rite Sovereign College of North America. The building contains a variety of public spaces including three theaters, three ballrooms and banquet halls, and a 160 by 100 feet (49 m × 30 m) clear-span drill hall. Recreational facilities include a swimming pool, Handball court, gymnasium, bowling alley, and a pool hall. There are also numerous lodge rooms, offices, and dining spaces as well as a hotel section, 80 rooms total, available to any noble of the mystic shrine or blue lodge mason, though none however are in usable condition currently. Architect George D. Mason designed the whole structure as well as the Masonic Temple Theatre, a venue for concerts, Broadway shows, and other special events in the Detroit Theater District. It contains a 55-by-100-foot (17 m × 30 m) stage, one of the largest in the country.
Detroit Masonic Temple was designed in the neo-gothic architectural style, using a great deal of limestone. The ritual building features 16 floors, stands 210 feet (64 m) tall, with 1,037 rooms. It dominates the skyline in an area known as Cass Corridor, across Temple Street from Cass Park, and Cass Technical High School. It is within walking distance of the MotorCity Casino Hotel.
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