Masonic Temple, cornice detail, August 1986
Credit: Thomas B. Muth, F.A.I.A.
Masonic Temple (Museum of Women in the Arts): Prior to becoming the home of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, this temple served as the headquarters of DC's Grand Lodge for over eighty years.
Designed by Wood, Donn and Deming between 1903 to 1907, the grand Masonic Temple served throughout most of the twentieth century as the headquarters of DC’s Grand Lodge, which counted many important…