Scottish Rite Consistory Building (Des Moines, Iowa)

Scottish Rite Consistory Building
Location 6th Ave. and Park St.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates 41°35′29″N 93°37′30″W / 41.59139°N 93.62500°W / 41.59139; -93.62500Coordinates: 41°35′29″N 93°37′30″W / 41.59139°N 93.62500°W / 41.59139; -93.62500
Area less than one acre
Built 1926-27
Architect Roland Harrison
Architectural style Neo-Classical
NRHP reference # 83000399[1]
Added to NRHP September 29, 1983

The Scottish Rite Consistory Building in Des Moines, Iowa was built during 1926-1927. It is a late date example of Neo-Classical style architecture, designed by Roland Harrison, a partner in the Des Moines architectural firm of Wetherell and Harrison.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

The building is located on a corner and presents stone-veneered "public" facades on the south and west sides, with short wrap-around extensions of the veneer on the north and east sides. It is 117 feet (36 m) by 164 feet (50 m) in plan and 80 feet (24 m) tall.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 James E. Jacobsen (August 24, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Scottish Rite Consistory Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-28. with four photos from 1983


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