Mosque of the El Jebel Shrine, Moorish revival building in North Capitol Hill, Denver, US.
The Mosque of the El Jebel Shrine is a Moorish-inspired building at 1614 Welton Street in Denver's North Capitol Hill neighborhood. It was constructed in 1907 as a meeting hall for the El Jabel chapter of the Shriners and has never been a true mosque in the Islamic sense. The building later served as the Rocky Mountain Consistory and the Scottish Rite Temple.
The Shriners of the El Jebel chapter built this Moorish-inspired hall in 1907 for their meetings. In 1924, having outgrown the space, they sold it to the Scottish Rite Masons, who renamed it the Scottish Rite Temple even though it never served as a Scottish Rite meeting hall. In 1995 the Scottish Rite sold it to Eulipions, Inc., which converted it into a catering and events facility.
The building's name comes from the El Jebel Shriners, a fraternal order that drew on Moorish and Islamic imagery for its halls; it was never a mosque in the Islamic sense. The Shriners outgrew it and sold it in 1924 to the Scottish Rite Masons, who renamed it the Scottish Rite Temple even though it never served as a Scottish Rite meeting hall. Since 1995 it has been a catering and events facility.
The renovated building now serves as an event venue for private functions managed by a professional team. Visitors should make reservations in advance and check availability, as the space operates primarily for booked events.
Despite its name, the building was never a mosque in the Islamic sense, and although it was renamed the Scottish Rite Temple, it never served as a Scottish Rite meeting hall either. The Shriners sold it in 1924 because they had outgrown it, not because of any fire.
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