Karl W. Grube, Ph.D., DMT Tour Guide
TOUR BEGINS - Masonry defined
4th Floor West - Temple Library-Museum
Historical Overview - 1895, 1920, 1926, 1951
4th Floor West - Egyptiain Lodge
Origin of Masonry, Symbols, Pyramids
Libraries, Terra Cotta colours, Ceremonial Rituals, Cedars of Lebanon
4th Floor Center - Corinthian Lodge
Columns-volutes, cornices, post/lintel construction, degree floor lift, 1895 Temple woodwork, Arc Lamp projector window, 3/5/7 staircase, carved details of Senior Warden's station, balanced acoustics in a rectangular room, raising of William & Benson Ford
3rd Floor Center - Commandery Asylum
Knight Templars 960 A.D. - Scotland, King's Crusades, Tower of London, stone floor plan footprint, full sideline balcony, 64 ft. ceiling height, special lighting effects, Detroit Commandery No. 1
3rd Floor East - Red Cross Room
Order of the Red Cross, Ceremony of Knighting,
Meditation Room, Tudor wall-ceiling details
3rd Floor (Above Auditorium) - Drill Hall
cushioned floor, lowered ceiling, 17,500 sq. ft.
Templars, Shrine, Scottish Rite, exhibition space
3rd Floor West - English Gothic Lodge
Tudor Kings, Knights of the Realm,
Jacobean architectural style, Ivanhoe, Robin Hood/King Richard, Merry Old England,
2nd Floor East - Romanesque Lodge
Master Builder - Roman arch, curved ceilings, non-denominational lodge, architectural lighting fixtures, coordinated interior design
2nd Floor West - Greek Doric Chapter Lodge
Royal Arch Masons, City of Athens 5th Century, Mediterrian colours, Palestine No. 159, Monroe No. 1
1st Floor Center - Parducci's Main Lobby
Parducci's Great Masonic Plaque - TRUTH, STRENGTH, CHAIRITY, King Solomon Chandelier, Mezzanine effect, Cass Park vista, limestone figure carvings, Great Stone Hammer architectural geometry
1st Floor West - Scottish Rite Lobby
Brother President U.S. Grant painting, Mark Twain, publisher, Ch'ing Dynasty vase 1644, Masonic taxonomy painting
1st Floor West - Scottish Rite Cathedral
Gothic Revival Architecture,
4th - 32nd Degrees, charities, National Museum,
Skinner Organ, acoustical design
1st Floor East - Masonic Auditorium
Venitian Gothic, world-class theatrical stage, 5,000 seat
Detroit Civic Auditorium, 45" lowering of chandeliers
Lower Level Floor - Kitchens, Dining Rooms
Fountain Ballroom - Zion Lodge #1 Plaque, Crystal Ballroom, Mechanical Systems, HVAC, utilities, commercial Temple utilization
TEMPLE GRILLE
DMT Tour Books $5.00
Win-Place-Show Drawing
150" TOUR ENDS - Evaluation
The Great Stone Hammer Tour
Karl W. Grube, Ph.D., DMT Tour Guide
