This Masonic temple, despite its origins, doesn’t feel as stuck in the past. Ryan and some of the interns are women, the temple is open to visitors daily, and it doesn’t feel like a stuffy relic.

A model illustrates one of the designs considered for Temple Heights, a complex of buildings Washington's Masonic community hoped to construct north of Dupont Circle after buying nine acres there ...

WASHINGTON AS A MASON; Members of the Order Pay Tribute to His Memory. HOLD ANNIVERSARY SERVICES Sermons on His Life and Work at the Masonic Temple and Many City Churches.