 It was built between 1927 and 1929 at the cost of $2.5 million.Every dimension of the structure (in feet) is evenly divisible by three (reflecting the three degrees in Freemasonry), with many also being divisible by 33 (reflecting the degrees a member of the Scottish Rite can achieve).The Cathedral is one of the largest Masonic buildings in the world, and the largest Scottish Rite building anywhere.