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House of the Temple
A Masonic temple, the headquarters of the Scottish Rite, and a prominently featured location in Dan Brown's 2009 novel, The Lost Symbol. It's almost absurdly grand, pretty easily outshining the similar Supreme Court Building in Capitol Hill, and there's nary a Washingtonian around who hasn't at some point walked by it, surprised by this enormous but unidentified building. The interior is a wild Orientalist fantasy in way that only the Masons could bring to life, and is open to the public for guided tours.
- Address
- 1733 16th St NW
- Getting there
- between R St & S St
- Hours
- Mon-Thu 10AM, 11AM, 1:30PM, 2:30PM, 3:30PM
- Price
- Free
- Phone
- +12022323579
Listing from Wikivoyage: Washington, D.C./Shaw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also listed in Overture Maps open data.
Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.