2012.044.845
Postcard
Masonic Temple, Detroit
Black and white postcard depicting the Masonic Temple from Cass Park, with parked cars in front, and the statue of Robert Burns in the foreground. A decorative border surrounds the image.
Printed on the verso: Ninth Annual Convention; Direct Mail Advertising Association; October 20, 21, 22, 1926; New Masonic Temple, Detroit.
The Detroit Masonic Temple, at Second and Temple Streets, dedicated on September 18, 1922, is reputed to be the largest and finest building of its kind in the world. It is of Gothic architecture, containing 550,000 square feet of floor area.