Masonic Temple, Salt Lake City

 

 

 

 

The Salt Lake City Masonic Temple is located along South Temple. It was completed in 1927. The building consists of several lounges, Great and Lesser Halls, a Banquet Room, Auditorium, four Lodge rooms, and administrative offices. Each room is adorned uniquely with architectural influences from Renaissance Italy, Colonial Virginia, Egyptian Temples, 14th Century English Courts, and Moorish Spain. The plans for the Temple began in the fall of 1920 when a small group of Salt Lake Freemasons met to discuss the feasibility of erecting a new Masonic Temple in the city. By 1925 the land had been purchased, and the details of interior furnishings were in the process of finalization. Re-dedicated in a public ceremony during the 2002 Olympics, free public tours of the Temple are availabe.