Highland Park Masonic Temple
historic place
The Highland Park Masonic Temple, a historic place in Los Angeles County, is a significant example of early 20th-century architecture. This three-story brick building was constructed between 1922 and 1923, with its cornerstone laid on December 16, 1922. It officially opened in July 1923. Architect Elmore Robinson Jeffrey, a Mason, designed the building in the Renaissance Revival and Mediterranean Revival styles. Its original purpose was to house Highland Park Masonic Lodge No. 382, with retail shops occupying the ground floor. The Masons used the building for sixty years, from 1923 until 1983. They vacated due to the cost of seismic safety retrofitting. The structure was later renovated and reopened in 1990 as a community meeting and banquet facility. The Highland Park Masonic Temple was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1984. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 1990. This building remains a prominent landmark in the Highland Park district.