Scottish Rite Temple, Kennedy Blvd and Marion St, Tampa

Creator

Sape A. Zylstra

Files

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Creation Date

January 1980

Time Period

circa 1980s-1990s

Abstract

This is perhaps the most eclectic building designed by M. Leo Elliott. Built in 1921, it has a wealth of decorative detail. A broad terra-cotta cornice is its most distinguishing feature. It has a plaster eagle above a double-headed decorative lintel, with swags of the second story windows lined up with the neocolonial cum Egyptian revival main entrance. A small version of the eagle is present above the continuous lintel/belt course of the first story, where it is poised above the foliated capitals of the window mullions. The building has been vacant since the 1960s and is being restored. Located at Kennedy Boulevard and Marion Street.

Alt Text

A brick building with a white eagle sculpture above the entrance, featuring boarded-up windows and a parked car in front. The structure has decorative elements around the windows and door.

Keywords

Freemasonry, Neoclassicism (Architecture), Egyptian revival (Architecture), M. Leo Elliott (1886-1967)

Extent

1 color slide

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Sape A. Zylstra Collection of Tampa Architectural Slides

Box

1

Note

Title supplied by cataloger. Description supplied by Sape A. Zylstra.

Identifier

Z03-A058

Recommended Citation

Zylstra, Sape A., "Scottish Rite Temple, Kennedy Blvd and Marion St, Tampa" (1980). Sape A. Zylstra Collection of Tampa Photographs. Image 58.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/zylstra/58