Scottish Rite Masonic Center

Santa Fe, United States

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Visible from the street; the inside is private.

Phone: +1 505 982 4414

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The Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, begun in 1911 and completed in 1912, is a Moorish Revival structure designed by the Los Angeles architectural firm Hunt and Burns—specifically Sumner P. Hunt and Silas Reese Burns. The building was inspired loosely by one of the gatehouses to the Court of the Lions at the Alhambra in Spain, reflecting the architects' interest in linking New Mexico's Spanish building traditions with Moorish design. Though Hunt and Burns were known for California Spanish Mission Revival work, they chose here to explore this Moorish direction, a stylistic choice evident in contemporary designs like their Southwest Museum in Los Angeles. The temple's most distinctive feature is its pink stucco cladding, which persists today. Historically serving as a clubhouse, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 and also appears on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties.

Architect

Sumner Hunt

Movement

Moorish Revival architecture

Built: 1911
Type: Masonic temple, performing arts building
Heritage: listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties, National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place: Santa Fe, United States

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