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The Masonic House of The Temple on 16th street has always left me with wondering what goes on inside, with its mysterious, and just a little bit intimidating, facade (think in-laid snakes over the doors). As musicmuse_ca captures in this beautiful shot, however, the temple turns out to house one of the oldest libraries open to the public in the D.C. area. Open free of charge since 1884, the library is clearly a book lover's paradise — if you haven't planned out your summer reading yet, we imagine you could find something pretty interesting in here.
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it's not closed to outsiders...and they give free tours monday through friday. it's a pretty interesting place and worth the trip.
Great choice for a pic; I'm gonna check out the place now!
But they don't let you check out their "books" unless you know the right handshake. Screw up and this naked guy with an apron and trowel shows up and starts screaming about "the widow's son." And if you're really lucky, you end up hanging from a bridge with bricks in your pockets. Freemasonry isn't all go-carts and fezzes, people.
Didn't they make Steve Gutenberg a star?
They also have great monthly childrens' programming and a community garden facing 15th. It's pretty cool. Even their public restrooms are worth checking out.
>Didn't they make Steve Gutenberg a star?
I believe that was the Stonecutters, whose other notable achievements include keeping aliens under wraps and Atlantis off the maps.
i hate the colonel, with his wee beady eyes "oh, you're going to buy mah chicken"
I can't walk by that place without thinking about the roof temple in "Ghostbusters".