​Scottish Rite Temple

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Marker Text: ​Built 1871-72 as an opera house by Austin Turn Verein, a German Social Society. Used for gymnastics, feasting and dancing, it was a social center for years.
      Purchased in 1912 for Ben Hur Shire Temple and remodeled, blending southwest mission style with Arabic accents. Transferred in 1914 to Scottish Rite bodies of Austin who allow other Masonic groups to meet here. (1967)

Marker No: 15644

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

Geographic: 30.280050, -97.740433

Location: 207 West 18th Street, Austin