Scottish Rite Temple (Kansas City, Kansas) Explained

Scottish Rite Temple
Location:Kansas City, Kansas
Coordinates:39.1139°N -94.6261°W
Built:1908-1909
Architect:William W. Rose
Added:September 11, 1985
Refnum:85002127

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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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.[1]

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alm . Rick . Tribal Casino Opens in KCK . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814142246/https://kchistory.org/islandora/object/kchistory%3A63435?solr_nav%5Bid%5D=67d258b24d214daa5dc9&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=0&solr_nav%5Boffset%5D=1 . August 14, 2022 . August 14, 2022 . Kansas City Public Library.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85002127}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Scottish Rite Temple]. National Park Service. Richard J. Cawthon . June 24, 1985 . December 20, 2017. With .