Scottish Rite Temple

803 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. County/parish: Wyandotte.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 11, 1985. NRIS 85002127.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Scottish Rite Temple (Kansas City, Kansas)

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.

It is a three-story brick and stone building.

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).

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