Acacia Life Insurance Building - 1936
On March 3, 1869, President Andrew Johnson signed the Congressional Act charteringThe Masonic Mutual Relief Association thatbecame Acacia Life Insurance Company.
Built as its headquarters and occupied by Acacia until 1997, the building serves as an example ofAmerican neoclassical art deco architecture byShreve, Lamb & Harmon, New York - designers ofThe Empire State Building.
The Griffins, mythological creatures thatguarded the treasures of Scythia, were designedby Edmond R. Amateis, who also designedthe bronze doors, west fa?ade, U.S. Capitol.
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