It is a five-story Romanesque Revival structure built for the local Scottish Rite branch of Freemasonry.

The five-story Romanesque Revival building was built for use in the Scottish Rite branch of Freemasonry.

[1] Architects Wright & Gentry prepared the drawings for the building as well as the Long Beach York Rite Temple.

[2] Some 250 tons of ornamental terra cotta purchased from the Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company were also used on the structure.

"[5] The cathedral was dedicated in September 1926 in a three-day ceremony during which several hundred individuals were invested with various degrees of Masonry.