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Scottish Rite Cathedral (1996)
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About this site
Scottish Rite Cathedral is a historic place in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1996. It is one of 73 historic places documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 503 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4277, -98.4873 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Barr Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Calcasieu Building, Maverick, Samuel Augustos, and San Antonio US Post Office and Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2096000068. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Scottish Rite Cathedral at 308 Avenue E in San Antonio was built between 1922 and 1924 at a cost of about $1.5 million, designed by the Herbert M. Greene Company with Ralph H. Cameron as supervising architect. The five-and-a-half-story classical revival temple features a gabled portico, Corinthian columns, a terracotta frieze, and sculpted bronze doors depicting George Washington and Sam Houston by artist Pompeo Coppini. It serves as headquarters for Scottish Rite Masonry in South Texas and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgsah-archipedia.org
Also at or near San Antonio, Bexar County
“Scottish Rite Cathedral” names 2 distinct records in Bexar County. This page is the historic place dedicated in 1996 in San Antonio. The others:
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