1770 Sherman St., Denver, Colorado. County/parish: Denver.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 24, 1997. NRIS 97001235.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Mosque of the El Jebel Shrine, which has also been known as the Rocky Mountain Consistory, and as the Scottish Rite Temple is a historic building in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of downtown Denver. It was for a period known as Sherman Street Event Center
The Moorish-inspired building was constructed in 1907, as a meeting hall for the El Jabel chapter of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (the Shriners). It has never been a true mosque in the Islamic sense. In 1924, having outgrown the building, the Shriners sold it to the Scottish Rite Masons, who renamed it. In 1995, the Scottish Rite sold the building to Eulipions, Inc. who converted it into a catering and events facility.
It was known as the Scottish Rite Temple despite the fact that it never served as a Scottish Rite meeting hall.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84129193