Masonic Center (Savannah)

Savannah Masonic Center is a historic building at 341 Bull Street in downtown Savannah, Georgia, United States. Standing in the southwestern corner of Madison Square, it was constructed between 1913 and 1923, to a design by Hyman Witcover, previously the architect of Savannah City Hall. Today it is known as Gryphon, and is part of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).[1]

Savannah Masonic Center
The building in 2021, viewed from within Madison Square, looking southwest
General information
Location	341 Bull Street, Madison Square, Savannah, Georgia
Coordinates	32.073115°N 81.094337°W / 32.073115; -81.094337
Current tenants	Gryphon Tea Room
Construction started	June 30, 1913
Completed	1923 (1923)
Owner	Savannah College of Art and Design (since 1981)
Technical details
Floor count	5
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Hyman Witcover

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 corner stone 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.[2]

SCAD purchased the property in 1981.[3]

In June 2019, the Masonic quarters were sold, and the Scottish Rite Masonic Center was moved to a new home on Chatham Center Drive.[4]