Scottish Rite Cathedral On Polk St.

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I know HAIF has a few masonic temples, but I couldn't find anything on this cool building.  Very cool! Is the structure still standing?

From the newspaper The Houston Post dated October 7, 1923.

Scottish Rite Cathedral Is Noteworthy Structure

With brick and stone work finished and rapid strides being made in interior construction, another note worthy institution is fast being added to those already in Houston. It is the big new five-story Scottish Rite cathedral at Polk avenue and Caroline street, to cost, when completed and equipped, in the neighborhood of $500,000.

Although this great cathedral is five stories in height, there will be but three floors inside for the two high-ceiling lodge halls will be two stories each.

The structure is of granite, stone and brick. Alfred C. Finn is architect, the American Construction Company builders.

The first floor will be devoted to club rooms, a long banquet hall, kitchens and other  “feed” equipment. On one side of the second story is to be the main cathedral hall, and on the other a lodge room and other minor chambers. One half of the third floor is to be devoted to a balcony to the main cathedral hall, while the other side will be another lodge room, dressing rooms, leafing to the stage and quarters for the caretaker.

The feature of the building, outside of the completeness and general modernity for fraternal purposes, will be the main cathedral hall or auditorium, seating 1200 persons on the main floor.

Main floor and balcony and with stage elaborately equipped and lighted. It will be a model for Little Theater to copy for many a day. Scenery cost nearly $25,000 already has been ordered. Finest and most delicate stage lightning schemes will be made possible.

? Hoskins is chairman of the building committee, other members of the which are Max Taub, M.F. Waddell, M.M. Graves, and John H. ?

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The Houston Post. dated August 12, 1923.

Lodge Homes and Art Museum taking form

Architects' drawings of two fraternal homes and the Houston art museum, all three of which are now well under construction. The sketches are:

Upper Left- Scottish Rite cathedral.
Upper Right- Masonic temple, to be occupied, jointly by Temple and Gray lodges;
Below- Front view of first unit of Houston Art League museum.

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Here's a photo of the Scottish Rite Cathedral.

Details up close, and the building name:

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I know this building was demolished at some point but I cannot find anything about the date. It was a grand building and had quite an auditorium inside.