Masonic Temple, Historical Masonic building in Downtown Atlanta, United States.

The Masonic Temple in Atlanta was an eight-story building at the northwest corner of Peachtree Street and Cain Street, designed by architect John Robert Dillon. Its facade had two stories of Italian Renaissance-style limestone cladding, while the upper walls were red and brown brick topped by a light-brown terra cotta billet-course string course. Bronze entrance doors with illuminated glass surrounds opened onto an Ohio marble stairway.

The temple was built in 1909 by architect John Robert Dillon and remained standing until 1950, when a major fire destroyed the building. This loss marked the end of a significant landmark in Atlanta's urban landscape.

The building housed the Masonic Lodge, present in Atlanta since 1878, and served as a meeting place for many other organizations. Its interior carried Masonic symbols, including an Ohio marble stairway, bronze entrance doors with illuminated glass surrounds, and railings decorated with stars and eagles.

The temple stood at the northwest corner of Peachtree Street and Cain Street, now Andrew Young International Boulevard, in Downtown Atlanta. The building is gone: a parking structure occupies the site today. Look for that corner when tracing the former block.

The temple's 1909 dedication fell on George Washington's birthday, February 22. Its site at Peachtree and Cain streets later held a parking structure that still stands, so the address outlasted the building by decades.