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Scottish Rites Temple
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National Register of Historic Places

Scottish Rites Temple

On the National Register since 198442 years
Egyptian RevivalListed 1984Mobile
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About Scottish Rites Temple

Scottish Rites Temple, at 351 St. Francis St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 5, 1984. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. 23 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric former masonic building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 26 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1922 to today

  1. 1922Built, designed by George Bigelow Rogers
  2. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

351 St. Francis St., Mobile · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Scottish Rites TempleStart here
  2. 2Dahm HouseVictorian · next door
  3. 3Meaher-Zoghby HouseBuilding · next door
  4. 4Lower Dauphin Street Commercial District (Boundary Increase II)Early Republic · next door
  5. 5Cavellero HouseFederal · Built 1835 · next door
Around it

44 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DLower Dauphin Street Commercial District (Boundary Increase III)Classical Revival<0.1 miBMartin Horst HouseItalianate0.1 miBBishop Portier HouseCreole Cottage · Built 18340.1 miDLower Dauphin Street Historic DistrictFederal0.1 miBMetzger HouseItalianate0.1 miDLower Dauphin Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.1 miDLower Dauphin Street Commercial DistrictDistrict0.1 miBNeville HouseItalianate0.1 miBSt. Francis Street Methodist ChurchHigh Victorian0.1 miBPhillipi HouseBuilding0.1 miDAutomobile Alley Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.1 miDChurch Street East Historic DistrictFederal0.2 miBDenby HouseBuilding0.2 miBBarton AcademyBuilt 18520.2 mi★Government Street Presbyterian ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18360.2 miBFire Station No. 5Greek Revival0.2 miBHunter HouseItalianate · Built 18780.2 miBTurner-Todd Motor CompanyEarly 20th Century American Movements0.2 mi
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BJoseph Jossen HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBEmanuel AME ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miDChurch Street East Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Two-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBSt. Louis Street Missionary Baptist ChurchRenaissance0.3 miBPincus BuildingVictorian Eclecticism · Built 18910.3 miBBattle House RoyaleGeorgian Revival · Built 18520.3 miBUnited States Court House and Custom HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBState Street A.M.E. Zion ChurchRomanesque Revival0.3 miBEmanuel BuildingFederal0.3 miBInternational Longshoreman's Association HallArt Moderne0.3 miDDe Tonti Square Historic DistrictFederal0.3 miBKirkbride HouseFederal · Built 18220.4 miBVickers and Schumacher BuildingsBuilt 18660.4 miSFort Conde-CharlotteBuilt 17230.4 miBConvent of MercyEnglish Early Baroque Revival · Built 19080.4 mi★Mobile City HallBuilding0.4 miBBrisk & Jacobson StoreClassical Revival0.4 miBFirst National BankNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBColey BuildingFederal0.4 miDChurch Street East Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.5 miBRaphael Semmes HouseFederal0.5 miBSaint Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchGothic Revival0.5 miBU.S. Marine HospitalClassical Revival0.5 miBDavis Avenue Branch, Mobile Public LibraryNeo-Classic0.5 miBStone Street Baptist ChurchEclectic0.5 miBMobile Seamen's Club BuildingBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Scottish Rites Temple

Is Scottish Rites Temple on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 5, 1984 (Register number 84000694).

Is Scottish Rites Temple a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Alabama has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Government Street Presbyterian Church, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Scottish Rites Temple?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Scottish Rites Temple?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 26 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77836897 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.