However, in 1983, the owners were cited for failure to bring the building up to modern seismic safety standards under Division 88 of the Los Angeles Building Code. 290 (chartered in 1888) that met in nearby Lincoln Heights in 1982 but continued to meet in the Highland Park building under the name of Fellowship Lodge No. The Lodge, which was chartered in 1906, merged with East Gate Lodge No. 213, International Order of the Rainbow for Girls and Highland Park Chapter, Order of DeMolay for teenage boys. 66, Job's Daughters International, Highland Park Assembly No. There were also two chapters for the Order of the Eastern Star, as well as three Masonic youth groups, Highland Park Bethel No. 492, also met in the building for many years. The Masons used the building under Highland Park Lodge No. The cornerstone for the Highland Park Masonic Temple was laid with great fanfare on December 16, 1922. From the exterior, the most impressive feature is the Figueroa Street facade with its columns and balcony at the eastern edge of the Banquet Hall. Other significant architectural features include a beautiful frieze featuring Masonic symbols running along the exterior roofline of the building along Figueroa Street and Avenue 56. However, there was a hallway between the two arched rooms which was to prevent any audible Lodge proceedings from being overheard in the banquet room during a tiled meeting. There was originally a third-story arched balcony/arcade visually connecting the Lodge Room with the Banquet Hall. The Lodge Room has an 18-foot (5.5 m) ceiling and rich cherry wood paneling, original embossed cotton anaglypta, and paintings at both ends of the hall depicting Egyptian scenes, including a sphinx and pyramid. The most impressive room in the building is the Lodge Room on the second floor. Anaglypta along south wall of the Lodge Room The Masons occupied the second and third floors, and the first floor was retail space, providing an income source for the lodge. The three-story structure was built for use by the Free and Accepted Masons as the hall for Highland Park Masonic Lodge No. The 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m 2) Highland Park Masonic Temple was built from 1922 to 1923 and opened in July 1923. The 'Commercial/Renaissance Revival' style was popular in Los Angeles during the 1920s. Jeffrey was a Mason and donated the plans to his Lodge, for which he served as the Worshipful Master in 1928. The building was designed by Elmore Robinson Jeffrey in the Renaissance Revival style with much of the architectural detailing in the Mediterranean Revival style. Architecture and construction Figueroa Street arcade balcony The original Lodge Room, with its cherry wood paneling, anaglypta wall coverings, and other details has been restored and preserved and remains in use, now as a namesake 500 capacity music venue, Lodge Room. The building was purchased by private developers, and the second floor was converted into a banquet facility. In 1983, the Masons were forced to vacate the structure when they were unable to afford the cost of retrofitting the building to meet seismic safety requirements. The original structure included retail shops on the ground floor with the lodge and banquet hall on the second floor. The Highland Park Masonic Temple, also known as The Mason Building or The Highlands, is a historic three-story brick building on Figueroa Street in the Highland Park district of northeast Los Angeles, California.Ĭompleted in 1923, the 'Commercial/Renaissance Revival' style building served as Lodge 382 of the Free and Accepted Masons for sixty years. Renaissance Revival, Mediterranean Revival
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