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Scottish Rite Cathedral
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National Register of Historic Places

Scottish Rite Cathedral

Also known as Masonic Temple

On the National Register since 199036 years
Late 19th and 20th Century RevivalsListed 1990Joplin
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About Scottish Rite Cathedral

Scottish Rite Cathedral, at 505 Byers Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 21, 1990. It was among the first 5 of Joplin’s 30 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, as it does for 104 other Missouri listings. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCathedral in Joplin, Missouri. 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 · 30 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

505 Byers Ave., Joplin · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Scottish Rite CathedralStart here
  2. 2Joplin YMCABuilding · next door
  3. 3Elks Club Lodge #501Georgian Revival · Built 1904 · next door
  4. 4Fox TheaterLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Joplin Connor HotelNeo-Classical Revival · next door
Around it

21 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BOlivia ApartmentsLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival0.1 miDMurphysburg Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBJoplin Furniture Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBSt. Louis and San Francisco Railroad BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century Modern Movements0.2 miBJoplin Supply CompanyTwo-Part Vertical Block0.2 miBRidgway ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.2 miBGentry ApartmentsCommercial Block Apartment Building0.2 miBJoplin Carnegie LibraryNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBMemorial HallBuilding0.3 miBNewman Brothers BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBPennington Drug CompanyBuilding0.3 miDJoplin Downtown Historic DistrictTwo-Part Commercial Block0.3 miBFifth and Main Historic DistrictChicago0.3 miDJoplin and Wall Avenues Historic DistrictOne-Part Commercial Block0.3 miDSouth Main Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBInter-State Grocer Company BuildingFactory and Warehouse Building0.4 miDMain and Eight Streets Historic DistrictOne-Part Commercial Block0.4 miBCleveland ApartmentsBuilding0.4 mi
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BInter-State Grocers Coffee BuildingBuilding0.5 miBRains Brothers BuildingLate Victorian0.5 miBJoplin Union DepotClassical0.5 mi
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Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals.

Fox Theater0.2 mi away
Joplin Downtown Historic District0.3 mi away
Colonial Apartments12.7 mi away

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Questions about Scottish Rite Cathedral

Is Scottish Rite Cathedral on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 21, 1990 (Register number 90000989).

Is Scottish Rite Cathedral a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Scottish Rite Cathedral?

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 Rite Cathedral?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 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 63819531 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.