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Scottish Rite Cathedral
Scottish Rite Cathedral: Scottish Rite Cathedral - Indianapolis, IN
Scottish Rite Cathedral: Scottish Rite Cathedral Indianapolis

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Masonic temple · Indianapolis, United States

Scottish Rite Cathedral

On the globe
Dated
Dated 1927–29
Declared purpose
Scottish Rite cathedral
Today
Survives, still in use
Build time
About 2 years
Region
United States
Architect of record
George F. Schreiber, architect: about when credited (1927, born ). Build time on record: about 2 years.All architects of record →
On the list as
Documented

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A Gothic tower with a 54-bell carillon, built in about two years.

  1. A carillon

    Its tower holds a carillon.

  2. Two years

    A Gothic cathedral in about two years.

Questions worth asking

  • Why a cathedral for a lodge?

Possible original uses

  • Lodge

What the photos show

Sources

Further viewing

Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.

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