Brooklyn Masonic Temple - Corner of Clermont Avenue and Lafayette Avenue |
Brooklyn Masonic Temple from Brooklyn Flea |
The architects of the firm of Lord and Hewlett were Austin Lord (1860-1922) and J. Monroe Hewlette (1868-1941). Lord was formerly employed by the well known firm McKim, Mead & White and was one of the firm's architects who worked on the Brooklyn Museum, as well as the building designs for Columbia University. Hewlette, a Brooklyn native, was educated at Polytechnic institute, Columbia University and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Although executed by one of Hewlett's parters (Charles Basing), the concept for the fresco on the ceiling of Grand Central Terminal was based on cartoons Hewlett had created.[1]
Brooklyn Masonic Temple Main Entrance |
Brooklyn Masonic Temple Ornament |
References:
- Morrone, Francis An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn. Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2001.
- White, Norval, Willensky, Elliot, and Leadon, Fran AIA Guide to New York. Oxford University Press, 2010.
- "Masonic Temple - Hall for Hire and Home to Mason's Meetings" placeMatters. online.
- New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Fort Greene Historic District Designation Report. New York, 26, September 1978.
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