Senator Henry Moore Teller was crowned as the first Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Colorado on Octoand served in that capacity for almost 32 years. He personally communicated all degrees and was appointed as Deputy of the Supreme Council. September 3, 1888, Denver Council of Kadosh was formed followed by Colorado Consistory on October 17, 1888, with Brother Greenleaf as Master of Kadosh, making him the presiding officer of three of the four bodies. Mackey Chapter of Rose Croix was formed on Apwith Brother Greenleaf as Wise Master. Greenleaf was elected as its first Thrice Puissant Grand Master. At that meeting, Delta Lodge of Perfection was formed and Lawrence N.

Mackey, Secretary General and Dean of the Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction. On January 26, 1877, an organizational meeting was held in Denver under the direction of Albert G. Some irreplaceable costumes, backdrops and properties were gone forever. While insurance covered much of the cost, months would pass before the repairs were totally complete. Our present building, now known as the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, was dedicated on May 14, 1925.Įarly Sunday morning, Januat 7:17 a.m., an overheated steam pipe exploded, blowing out the entire east wall of the building and scattering debris from the stage and auditorium for half a block. He won numerous commissions to design such structures as the Mountain States Telephone building, Park Hill Methodist Church, the Colburn and Cosmopolitan hotels and Cole and Beyers Junior High Schools.

Meyers (the architect who designed the Colorado State Capitol Building) and settled in Denver in 1910. Born in New York in 1868, Bowman had studied under Elijah E. Prominent architect William Norman Bowman was selected to design the new home for the Denver Scottish Rite. In 1909, the lots at East 14th Avenue and Grant Street were purchased, but construction was not authorized until 1922. In 1891 the Scottish Rite bodies raised $50,000 to purchase a church at 19th and Welton Streets, but the economic panic of 1893–94 cost many of the members their fortune, and the heavily mortgaged building was lost to foreclosure. 'The Scottish Rite Masonic Center (SRMC) is proud to be a part of Colorado history, from its earliest period up to the present day.

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