Scottish Rite Temple (Kansas City, Kansas)

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Scottish Rite Temple
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Scottish Rite Temple
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Location Kansas City, Kansas
Coordinates 39°6′50″N94°37′34″W / 39.11389°N 94.62611°W / 39.11389; -94.62611
Built1908-1909
Architect William W. Rose
NRHP reference No. 85002127 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1985

The Scottish Rite Temple is located at 803 North 7th Street Trafficway in Kansas City, Kansas. It was designed by architect W. W. Rose. Construction began in 1908 and it was completed in 1909. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

It was placed on the Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmark on December 1, 1983. It was placed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places on May 4, 1985. The Wyandotte Nation's 7th Street Casino opened in the building on January 10, 2008. [3]

It is a three-story brick and stone building. [2]

It was the largest meeting place in Kansas City until the 1924 construction of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building (also designed by W.W. Rose, also NRHP-listed). [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 Richard J. Cawthon (June 24, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Scottish Rite Temple". National Park Service . Retrieved December 20, 2017. With two photos from 1984.
  3. Alm, Rick. "Tribal Casino Opens in KCK". Kansas City Public Library. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.