Savannah Masonic Center is a historic building at 341

Bull Street Bull Street is a major street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Named for Colonel William Bull (governor), William Bull (1683–1755), it runs from Bay Street (Savannah, Georgia), Bay Street in the north to Derenne Avenue (part of Georgia S ...

in downtown

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, United States. Situated in the southwestern corner of

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, it was constructed between 1913 and 1923, to a design by Hyman Witcover, previously the architect of

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. Today it is known as Gryphon, and is part of the

Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a private art school with locations in Savannah, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Lacoste, France. It was founded in 1978 to provide degrees in programs not yet offered in the southeast of the United ...

(SCAD). The land on which the building stands was purchased in November 1895. Eight years later, a general appeal was made to the Masonic community for additional support in financing the construction of a Masonic hall. The cornerstone was laid on June 30, 1913, by Robert L. Colding, Grand Master of Masons in Georgia. The building's construction was completed a decade later and deeded to the

Scottish Rite The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is a List of Masonic rites, rite within the broader context of Freemasonry. It is the most widely practiced List of Masonic rites, Rite in the world. In some parts of the world, and in the ...

. In July 2019, the building was sold to SCAD, which had previously leased part of it, and the Scottish Rite Masonic Center was moved to a new location on Chatham Center Drive.

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{{reflist Masonic buildings completed in 1923 Commercial buildings in Savannah, Georgia Former Masonic buildings in Georgia (U.S. state) Madison Square (Savannah, Georgia) buildings