Masonic Temple in 1902

This photograph from 1902 captures the stately Masonic Temple at the corner of 8^th Avenue and Capitol Way. Built in 1855 as one of the city’s earliest public structures, it was razed in 1911.

William Romans photograph, 1902, Courtesy Washington State Historical Society catalog C1952.4.52

Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2017

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