NRHP Reference # 76001062 Architectural style Romanesque architecture Added to NRHP 30 January 1976 | Opened 1894 Phone +1 612-871-1500 | |
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Location 2011 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota Built 1894 (1894); expanded and remodeled 1906 Address 2011 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405, USA Hours Open today · 9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosed Architects Harry Wild Jones, Warren H. Hayes Similar Butler Square, Lakewood Cemetery, Basilica of Saint Mary, Lake Hiawatha, Rock the Garden | ||
Minneapolis scottish rite temple top 5 facts
The Scottish Rite Temple, formerly the Fowler Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church building in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was designed by architects Warren H. Hayes and Harry Wild Jones. The original portion, the rear chapel, was designed by Warren H. Hayes and built in 1894. When the congregation expanded and more funds were available, Harry Wild Jones designed an addition that expanded it to a much larger structure. This was completed in 1906.
The Fowler congregation merged with the Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church in 1915, and the Scottish Rite Temple bought the building the next year. They made some modifications to the auditorium to accommodate Masonic rituals, but most of the original features were kept, including extensive use of stained glass. The exterior is built of hard quartzite from southwestern Minnesota, along with red sandstone trim. It has two massive towers, three arches over the entry porch, and a 24-foot-diameter (7.3 m) rose window. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.