List of Masonic buildings in the United States

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List of Masonic buildings in the United States identifies notable Masonic buildings in the United States. These have served as meeting halls by Masonic lodges, Grand Lodges or other Masonic bodies. Many of the buildings were built to house Masonic meetings and ritual activities in their upper floors, and to provide commercial space below. In small towns, these were frequently the grandest and tallest buildings. Many of the buildings listed have received landmark status, either by being listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or listed by various State or City preservation agencies.

In 2021, more than 400 Masonic buildings are listed here.

KEY

Individually NRHP-listed
Contributing in NRHP-listed historic district
Other

States[edit]

Alabama[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Masonic Lodge c.1915 built
2000 NRHP CP-listed
115-123 Main
32°56′38″N 85°57′11″W / 32.943823°N 85.953053°W / 32.943823; -85.953053 (Masonic Lodge (Alexander City, Alabama))
Alexander City, Alabama Three-story two-part commercial block building in National Register-listed Alexander City Commercial Historic District.[1]
2 West End Masonic Temple 1926 built
1987 NRHP-listed
1346 Tuscaloosa Ave.
33°29′33″N 86°51′19″W / 33.49250°N 86.85528°W / 33.49250; -86.85528 (West End Masonic Temple)
Birmingham, Alabama Classical Revival building which served as a Masonic Hall until 1985 when it was sold and converted to office space. The building was destroyed in a fire on New Year's Day, 1996, but, oddly remains NRHP-listed in 2009.[2][3]
3 Colored Masonic Temple 1922 built
1980 NRHP CP-listed
4th Ave. & 17th St. North33°30′55″N 86°48′44″W / 33.515314°N 86.812137°W / 33.515314; -86.812137 (Colored Masonic Temple) Birmingham, Alabama Seven-story Renaissance Revival style building "designed by black architects and built by a black-owned construction firm, it served as the principal social and cultural center for the black community during segregation and housed the state headquarters for the Masons and the Order of the Eastern Star."[4] Included in Fourth Avenue Historic District.
4 Woodlawn Masonic Building 1915 built
1991 NRHP CP-listed
5502 1st Avenue North33°32′24″N 86°45′11″W / 33.539970°N 86.753059°W / 33.539970; -86.753059 (Woodlawn Masonic Building) Birmingham, Alabama Three-story brown brick building with corbelled cornice, included in Woodlawn Commercial Historic District.
5 Dale Masonic Lodge 1848 built Broad St. and Clifton St.31°59′36″N 87°17′29″W / 31.993429°N 87.291374°W / 31.993429; -87.291374 (Dale Masonic Lodge) Camden, Alabama Greek Revival in style
6 Crane Hill Masonic Lodge 1904 built
2001 NRHP-listed
14538 Cty. Rd. 222
34°5′49″N 87°2′38″W / 34.09694°N 87.04389°W / 34.09694; -87.04389 (Crane Hill Masonic Lodge)
Crane Hill, Alabama Historically used as a meeting hall, as a school, as a multiple dwelling, and as a department store.[3][5]
7 Tuckabatcha Masonic Lodge,
a.k.a. Crawford Masonic Lodge F&AM #863
32°27′22″N 85°11′21″W / 32.45624°N 85.18914°W / 32.45624; -85.18914 (Tuckabatcha Masonic Lodge) Crawford, Russell County, Alabama Surveyed by Historic American Buildings Survey.[6]
8 Masonic Temple (Eufaula, Alabama) 1872 built
1986 NRHP CP
227 E. Broad St.
31°53′34″N 85°08′34″W / 31.89273°N 85.14287°W / 31.89273; -85.14287 (Masonic Temple (Eufaula, Alabama))
Eufaula, Alabama Contributing in the Lore Historic District.
9 Masonic Temple (Foley, Alabama) c.1925 built
2005 CP NRHP-listed
200 North Alston Street
30°24′28″N 87°41′05″W / 30.407703°N 87.684707°W / 30.407703; -87.684707 (Masonic Temple (Foley, Alabama))
Foley, Alabama Mission Revival style; designed by Mobile architect George B. Rogers; included in Foley Downtown Historic District[7]
10 Helion Lodge 1911 built
34°43′49″N 86°34′53″W / 34.73028°N 86.58139°W / 34.73028; -86.58139 (Helion Lodge)
Huntsville, Alabama "Birthplace of Freemasonry in Alabama"; home of the oldest Freemasons' lodge in Alabama, which erected this building to replace a previous one.[8]
11 Scottish Rite Temple 1922 built
1984 NRHP-listed
351 St. Francis Street
30°41′28.51″N 88°2′46.07″W / 30.6912528°N 88.0461306°W / 30.6912528; -88.0461306 (Scottish Rite Temple (Mobile, Alabama))
Mobile, Alabama Egyptian Revival building known previously as Scottish Rite Temple, this building housed a Scottish Rite chapter. It has been sold and converted into a banqueting venue known as "The Temple Downtown.[9]
12 Perdue Hill Masonic Lodge 31°31′00″N 87°29′49″W / 31.51677°N 87.49697°W / 31.51677; -87.49697 (Perdue Hill Masonic Hall) Perdue Hill, Alabama LaFayette visited here. It was moved to Perdue Hill from Claiborne, Alabama, which is now a ghost town.
13 Central Masonic Institute 1847 built
1975 NRHP-listed
109 Union St.
32°24′18″N 87°1′33″W / 32.40500°N 87.02583°W / 32.40500; -87.02583 (Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building)
Selma, Alabama Built in Greek Revival style in 1847 as the Central Masonic Institute, a school for orphans and the children of indigent Masons. Converted to many other uses during its history; now a museum.[3][10]
14 St. Stephens Masonic Lodge, aka "Old Washington County Courthouse" 1853-54 built
1997 NRHP-listed
31°32′24″N 88°3′15″W / 31.54000°N 88.05417°W / 31.54000; -88.05417 (St. Stephens Masonic Lodge) St. Stephens, Alabama Greek Revival; main original function was as the Washington County Courthouse.
(compare to 15 in Category:Masonic buildings in Alabama)

Alaska[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Masonic Temple 1908 built
1980 NRHP-listed
809 1st Ave.
64°50′39″N 147°43′36″W / 64.84417°N 147.72667°W / 64.84417; -147.72667 (Masonic Temple (Fairbanks, Alaska))
Fairbanks, Alaska Masons purchased the building in 1908 and renovated to add a second story for lodge rooms and a main hall, in "Eclectic Renaissance Revival" style.[11][12]

Arizona[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Masonic Temple/Hanna Building 1912 built
1987 NRHP CP
192 N. Broad Street
33°23′48″N 110°47′14″W / 33.39666°N 110.78725°W / 33.39666; -110.78725 (Masonic Temple/Hanna Building, Globe Arizona)
Globe, Arizona Classical Revival, in Globe Downtown Historic District. Houses Masonic Lodge #3, established in 1881. Stores and shops in street level and meeting rooms on upper floors[13]
2 Masonic Temple (Kingman, Arizona) 1939 built
1986 NRHP-listed
212 N. Fourth St.
35°11′24″N 114°3′7″W / 35.19000°N 114.05194°W / 35.19000; -114.05194 (Masonic Temple (Kingman, Arizona))
Kingman, Arizona A WPA Moderne building built as a Masonic hall in 1939.[3]
3 El Zaribah Shrine Auditorium 1921 built
1989 NRHP-listed
1502 W. Washington St.
33°26′55″N 112°5′31″W / 33.44861°N 112.09194°W / 33.44861; -112.09194 (El Zaribah Shrine Auditorium)
Phoenix, Arizona The original "El Zaribah Shrine Auditorium", although a successor building elsewhere is now named that. Designed by Clinton Campbell and Lescher & Mahoney in a mix of Exotic Revival style and Moorish Revival style.[3] The building has served as home of the Arizona Centennial Museum and later there were plans to develop it as a different museum.
4 Phoenix Masonic Temple 1926 built
Phoenix Historic Property Register-listed
Monroe and Fourth Ave.
33°27′00″N 112°04′43″W / 33.450130°N 112.078602°W / 33.450130; -112.078602 (Phoenix Masonic Temple)
Phoenix, Arizona Designed by F.C. Hurst. First permanent home of Lodge #2, originally established in 1879.
5 Masonic Temple (Prescott, Arizona) 1907 built
1978 HD NRHP-listed
105-107 N. Cortez
34°32′32″N 112°28′06″W / 34.542233°N 112.468426°W / 34.542233; -112.468426 (Masonic Temple (Prescott, Arizona))
Prescott, Arizona Three-story 50 by 95 feet (15 m × 29 m) building with colossal columns, pilasters, and pediment.[14]
6 Schieffelin Hall 1881 built
1962 NHL CP
1966 NRHP CP
402 E. Fremont St.
31°42′50″N 110°03′59″W / 31.71388°N 110.06646°W / 31.71388; -110.06646 (Schieffelin Hall)
Tombstone, Arizona Since 1881 home of King Solomon Lodge No. 5 Territorial Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM)[15] Included in Tombstone Historic District. Claimed to be "Built in 1881, this is the largest standing adobe bldg in the Unites States."
7 Masonic Hall (Wickenburg, Arizona) 1922 built
1986 NRHP-listed
108 Tegner
33°58′9″N 112°43′46″W / 33.96917°N 112.72944°W / 33.96917; -112.72944 (Masonic Hall (Wickenburg, Arizona))
Wickenburg, Arizona Constructed with Mission/Spanish Revival architecture[3] as a Masonic meeting hall, subsequently sold and converted to retail space (as a Montgomery Ward department store)[16] Building has been demolished by 2018.[17]
8 Masonic Temple (Yuma, Arizona) 1931 built
1984 NRHP-listed
153 S. 2nd Ave.
32°43′29″N 114°37′18″W / 32.72472°N 114.62167°W / 32.72472; -114.62167 (Masonic Temple (Yuma, Arizona))
Yuma, Arizona Built in 1931 in Moderne architecture style.[3]
(compare to 7 in Category:Masonic buildings in Arizona)

Arkansas[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Farmers and Merchants Bank-Masonic Lodge 1906 built
1993 NRHP-listed
288 N. Broadway
35°8′24″N 93°55′17″W / 35.14000°N 93.92139°W / 35.14000; -93.92139 (Farmers and Merchants Bank-Masonic Lodge)
Booneville, Arkansas Originally planned as a commercial building to house the Farmers and Merchants Bank, when the plans were announced, two Masonic lodges joined with the bank to add a meeting hall on the second floor.[18] The building continued to house the bank after the lodges moved out. The building is noted for it Colonial Revival and Early Commercial architecture.


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2 Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge 1934 built
1999 NRHP-listed
302 W. Walnut St.
35°25′27″N 91°27′19″W / 35.42417°N 91.45528°W / 35.42417; -91.45528 (Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge)
Bradford, Arkansas Bungalow/Craftsman architecture[3] The $1,574 cost of the building was shared by Byers Masonic Lodge and the Bradford city government.[18]
3 Yell Masonic Lodge Hall 1876 built
1984 NRHP-listed
Off AR 68
36°15′47″N 93°19′18″W / 36.26306°N 93.32167°W / 36.26306; -93.32167 (Yell Masonic Lodge Hall)
Carrollton, Arkansas
4 Chester Masonic Lodge and Community Building 1942 built
2000 NRHP-listed
Jct. of Front and Dickson Sts.
35°40′51″N 94°10′34″W / 35.68083°N 94.17611°W / 35.68083; -94.17611 (Chester Masonic Lodge and Community Building)
Chester, Arkansas Purpose-built as a Masonic Hall, it was constructed using materials from both a school and a previous Masonic Hall.[18] Plain traditional style[3]
5 Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall 1946 built
2001 NRHP-listed
Near Cushman
35°54′9″N 91°38′32″W / 35.90250°N 91.64222°W / 35.90250; -91.64222 (Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall)
Cushman, Arkansas Plain-Traditional style[3] Built as a joint project of the Lee's Chapel Methodist Church and Montgomery Lodge No. 360.[18]
6 Masonic Temple (El Dorado, Arkansas) 1924 built
2001 NRHP-listed
106-108 N. Washington
33°12′44″N 92°39′49″W / 33.21222°N 92.66361°W / 33.21222; -92.66361 (Masonic Temple (El Dorado, Arkansas))
El Dorado, Arkansas Built in 1924 in Art Deco and revival architectural styles.[3] It was constructed jointly and shared by Lee's Chapel Methodist Church and Montgomery Lodge No. 360.[18] The lodge subsequently moved to Cave City.[20]
7 Fort Smith Masonic Temple 1929 built
1992 NRHP-listed
200 N. 11th St.
35°23′9″N 94°25′6″W / 35.38583°N 94.41833°W / 35.38583; -94.41833 (Fort Smith Masonic Temple)
Fort Smith, Arkansas Includes Art Deco, Exotic Revival, Egyptian Revival architecture.[3]
8 County Line School and Lodge c.1879 built
1975 NRHP-listed
36°29′13″N 92°9′0″W / 36.48694°N 92.15000°W / 36.48694; -92.15000 (County Line School and Lodge) Near Gepp, Arkansas Intended to straddle the Fulton vs. Baxter county line, near the small community of Gepp. School on first floor operated to 1948; County Line Masonic Lodge above.[21]
9 Hampton Masonic Lodge Building 1920 built
2008 NRHP-listed
115 S. 2nd St.
33°32′15″N 92°28′18″W / 33.537595°N 92.471544°W / 33.537595; -92.471544 (Hampton Masonic Lodge Building)
Hampton, Arkansas Early Commercial style.[3] Built as a commercial building, the Hampton Masonic Lodge was the first tenant in the upstairs space.[22] The upstairs space was later used by the Farmers Home Administration and several mercantile establishments before being acquired by the county for use as a public library.[23]
10 Knob School-Masonic Lodge 1923 built
1991 NRHP-listed
AR 141
36°16′53″N 90°27′0″W / 36.28139°N 90.45000°W / 36.28139; -90.45000 (Knob School-Masonic Lodge)
Knob, Arkansas Built with first floor to serve as a school, second floor as Masonic lodge hall, in vernacular Craftsman style,
11 Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 18 1858 built
1987 NRHP-listed
Off AR 172
33°16′18″N 92°49′36″W / 33.27167°N 92.82667°W / 33.27167; -92.82667 (Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 18)
Lisbon, Arkansas Built in 1858.[3] Purpose-built to be a Masonic hall, and still used as such, the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas believes it may be the oldest building in the state still used for its original purpose by its original owner.[24]
12 Elizabeth Lodge 215 A & F M 1867 built
1976 NRHP-listed
Off Highway 22
35°17′3″N 93°24′32″W / 35.28417°N 93.40889°W / 35.28417; -93.40889 (Elizabeth Lodge 215 A & F M)
New Blaine, Arkansas Wood-frame structure from 1867, that, in 1976, still served Masonic group. Has been described as "one of the finest remaining rural structures erected in nineteenth-century Arkansas."[25]
13 Masonic Temple (Pine Bluff, Arkansas) 1902 built
1978 NRHP-listed
4th and State St.
34°13′35″N 92°0′9″W / 34.22639°N 92.00250°W / 34.22639; -92.00250 (Masonic Temple (Pine Bluff, Arkansas))
Pine Bluff, Arkansas NRHP-listed for its architecture and its representation of social history.[3] Purpose-built in a Neoclassical style to house an African American Masonic order.[18]
14 B.H. Harrison Masonic Temple 1903 built
2018 NRHP CP
112 N. Mock St.
35°58′34″N 94°19′2″W / 35.97611°N 94.31722°W / 35.97611; -94.31722 (B.H. Harrison Masonic Temple)
Prairie Grove, Arkansas Included in North Mock Street Historic District, has pressed metal storefront with Classical features.[26]
15 Russellville Masonic Temple 1926 built
2005 NRHP-listed
205 S. Commerce
35°16′39″N 93°8′7″W / 35.27750°N 93.13528°W / 35.27750; -93.13528 (Russellville Masonic Temple)
Russellville, Arkansas Classical Revival[3] Built as a Masonic Temple with the first floor rented to the city for use as the city Hall. In 1943 the city bought the building, paid off the mortgage and rented the second floor to the Masons.[27]
16 Eastern Star Lodge 207 F&AM 1947 built
2002 NRHP-listed
36°27′05″N 90°10′31″W / 36.45139°N 90.17528°W / 36.45139; -90.17528 (Eastern Star Lodge 207 F&AM) St. Francis, Arkansas Plain-Traditional concrete block building, was first purpose-built home of the local Masonic lodge.
17 Shiloh Church (Springdale, Arkansas) 1870 built
1975 NRHP
1978 NRHP CP
Huntsville and Main Sts.
36°11′17″N 94°7′52″W / 36.18806°N 94.13111°W / 36.18806; -94.13111 (Shiloh Church)
Springdale, Arkansas Greek Revival architecture church. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, finished with wooden clapboards and topped by a gable roof with a small belfry. Decoration is relatively plain, with pilastered corners, a plain entablature along the side walls, and transom windows above the pair of entrances on the main facade. Built in 1870, it is the oldest surviving building in Springdale. It was used for many years as both a church (by multiple denominations) and the local Masonic lodge. By the late 1920s it had been abandoned by all of these users, and was acquired in 1932 by the local chapter of the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), which used it as its lodge.[28] The IOOF chapter deeded the building to the city in 2005.
(compare to 17 in Category:Masonic buildings in Arkansas)

California[edit]

Masons in California grew from 258 members in 1850 to over 63,000 in 1918, declining to 46,000 in 2019.[29]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Masonic Temple and Lodge (Alameda, California) 1890 built
1982 NRHP-listed
1329-31 Park St. and 2312 Alameda Ave.
37°45′48″N 122°14′34″W / 37.76333°N 122.24278°W / 37.76333; -122.24278 (Masonic Temple and Lodge (Alameda, California))
Alameda, California Mission/Spanish Revival, Victorian Eclectic[3]
2 Auburn Masonic Temple (Auburn, California) 1914-1915 built
2011 NRHP-listed
948 Lincoln Way
38°53′56″N 121°04′15″W / 38.89892°N 121.07088°W / 38.89892; -121.07088 (Auburn Masonic Temple)
Auburn, California Beaux-Arts style, built in 1914-1915
3 Old Masonic Hall (Benicia, California) 1850 built
1972 NRHP-listed
106 W. J St.
38°3′9″N 122°9′24″W / 38.05250°N 122.15667°W / 38.05250; -122.15667 (Old Masonic Hall (Benicia, California))
Benicia, California The oldest purpose built Masonic Hall in California. The building was sold by the Masons in 1887, but was reacquired and refurbished for Masonic use in 1950. NRHP-listed[3]
4 Masonic Temple (Berkeley, California) 1905 built
1982 NRHP-listed
2105 Bancroft Way and 2295 Shattuck Ave.
37°52′5″N 122°15′58″W / 37.86806°N 122.26611°W / 37.86806; -122.26611 (Masonic Temple (Berkeley, California))
Berkeley, California Classical Revival style, built in 1905.[3] The upper floors were later used by University of California, Berkeley.
5 Masonic Temple (Ferndale, California) 1891 built
NRHP-C-listed 1994
212 Francis
40°34′30.77″N 124°15′55.53″W / 40.5752139°N 124.2654250°W / 40.5752139; -124.2654250 (Masonic Temple (Ferndale, California))
Ferndale, California Eastlake-Stick architecture built in 1891. It is used as a Masonic Hall.[30] Contributing building in NRHP-listed Ferndale Main Street Historic District
6 Masonic Temple (Fullerton, California) 1920 built
1995 NRHP-listed
501 N. Harbor Blvd.
33°52′27″N 117°55′25″W / 33.87417°N 117.92361°W / 33.87417; -117.92361 (Masonic Temple (Fullerton, California))
Fullerton, California Built in Mission/Spanish Revival style.[3] This was the second Masonic meeting hall in Fullerton. Due to declining membership and rising costs, the Masons sold the building in 1993, and it has been converted into the Spring Field Banquet Center, a commercial banquet hall and reception center.[31]
7 Brewster Building 1882 built
2000 NRHP
201 4th St.,
Galt, California
coordinates = 38°15′13″N 121°21′42″W / 38.25361°N 121.36167°W / 38.25361; -121.36167 (Brewster Building) Galt, California Italianate commercial originally with Masonic group upstairs.
8 Masonic Temple c.1908 built
1992 CP NRHP-listed
355 San Benito St.
36°51′10″N 121°24′06″W / 36.852707°N 121.401761°W / 36.852707; -121.401761 (Masonic Temple (Hollister, California))
Hollister, California Prominent contributing building in Downtown Hollister Historic District, with a domed cupola.
9 Hornitos Masonic Hall No. 98 1855 built
2005 NRHP-listed
2877 Bear Valley Rd.
37°30′5″N 120°14′14″W / 37.50139°N 120.23722°W / 37.50139; -120.23722 (Hornitos Masonic Hall No. 98)
Hornitos, California Mid 19th Century Revival style[3] During the first twenty years of its existence, the building served many different purposes, operating as a photography studio, a jewelry and watch store, tailor shop and finally as the Fashion Saloon. It was purchased by Masons in August 1873 for $220, and they renovated it for use as a Masonic Hall. Sometime in early 1875, the Masons began holding regular meetings in the building and have occupied it ever since.[32]
10 Masonic Temple (Long Beach, California) 1903 built
19__ Long Beach-listed
230 Pine Ave.
33°46′11″N 118°11′32″W / 33.76972°N 118.19222°W / 33.76972; -118.19222 (Masonic Temple (Long Beach, California))
Long Beach, California Listed on the List of City of Long Beach historic landmarks[33][34] It is "one of the last remaining examples of eminent local architect Henry Starbuck, who designed many of the city's turn-of-the-century buildings." It was renovated and restored in the 1980s, and was remodelled in the 1990s for use by Z Gallerie, a store.[35]
11 Scottish Rite Cathedral (Long Beach, California) 1926 built
1980 Long Beach-listed
855 Elm Ave.
33°46′39″N 118°11′17″W / 33.77750°N 118.18806°W / 33.77750; -118.18806 (Scottish Rite Cathedral (Long Beach, California))
Long Beach, California Romanesque Revival; a Long Beach Historic Landmark
12 Hollywood Masonic Temple 1921 built
1985 NRHP-listed
6840 Hollywood Blvd., in Hollywood neighborhood
34°6′4.73″N 118°20′24.5″W / 34.1013139°N 118.340139°W / 34.1013139; -118.340139 (Hollywood Masonic Temple)
Los Angeles, California John C. Austin-designed, Classical Revival style[3]
12 Highland Park Masonic Temple 19__ built
1990 NRHP-listed
104 N. Avenue 56, in Highland Park neighborhood
34°6′33″N 118°11′40.2″W / 34.10917°N 118.194500°W / 34.10917; -118.194500 (Highland Park Masonic Temple)
Los Angeles, California Mission/Spanish Revival style[3]
13 Prince Hall Masonic Temple 19__ built
2009 NRHP-listed
1050 E. 50th St., South Los Angeles
33°59′50.53″N 118°15′26″W / 33.9973694°N 118.25722°W / 33.9973694; -118.25722 (Prince Hall Masonic Temple)
Los Angeles, California
14 Scottish Rite Masonic Temple (Los Angeles) Wilshire Boulevard
34°03′44″N 118°19′25″W / 34.062167°N 118.323534°W / 34.062167; -118.323534 (Scottish Rite Masonic Temple (Los Angeles))
Los Angeles, California Scottish Rite Masonic Temple Los Angeles. Later became the Marciano Art Foundation Pavilions.[36]
15 Shrine Auditorium 1925 built
1987 NRHP-listed
665 W. Jefferson Blvd.
34°1′23.55″N 118°16′53.55″W / 34.0232083°N 118.2815417°W / 34.0232083; -118.2815417 (Shrine Auditorium)
Los Angeles, California Moorish Revival style; built by Al Malaikah Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of Mystics of the Noble Shrine.
16 Masonic Hall (Mendocino, California) 1866 built
1971 NRHP-CP-listed
10500 Lansing Street
39°18′24″N 123°47′55″W / 39.30667°N 123.79861°W / 39.30667; -123.79861 (Masonic Hall (Mendocino, California))
Mendocino, California Built of redwood, including a unique redwood sculpture crowning its cupola
17 Scottish Rite Cathedral (Pasadena, California) 1925 built 150 N. Madison Ave.
34°08′55″N 118°08′17″W / 34.14862°N 118.13804°W / 34.14862; -118.13804 (Scottish Rite Cathedral (Pasadena, California))-->
Pasadena, California Deemed NRHP-eligible but not NRHP-listed
18 Masonic Building 1882 built
1995 CP-listed
43-49 Petaluma Blvd. N., 7/9 Western Ave.
38°14′02″N 122°38′26″W / 38.23382°N 122.64047°W / 38.23382; -122.64047 (Masonic Building (Petaluma, California))
Petaluma, California Brick building with cast iron detailing, Italianate in style, included in Petaluma Historic Commercial District.[37]
19 Masonic Temple (Riverside, California) 1908 built
1980 NRHP-listed
3650 11th St.
33°58′43″N 117°22′30″W / 33.97861°N 117.37500°W / 33.97861; -117.37500 (Masonic Temple (Riverside, California))
Riverside, California Built in Classical Revival style in 1908.[3]
20 Sacramento Masonic Temple 1920 built
2001 NRHP-listed
1131 J St.
38°34′55″N 121°29′27″W / 38.58194°N 121.49083°W / 38.58194; -121.49083 (Sacramento Masonic Temple)
Sacramento, California Beaux-Arts and Renaissance style[3]
21 Nob Hill Masonic Center 1958 built 1111 California Street
37°47′29″N 122°24′47″W / 37.79132°N 122.41306°W / 37.79132; -122.41306 (Nob Hill Masonic Center)
San Francisco, California Albert Roller-designed
22 Scottish Rite Masonic Center (San Francisco, California) 2850 19th Avenue
37°44′07″N 122°28′29″W / 37.73524°N 122.47473°W / 37.73524; -122.47473 (Scottish Rite Masonic Center (San Francisco, California))
San Francisco, California
23 Texas Lodge Masonic Hall 1869 built CA-299
40°35′55″N 122°29′28″W / 40.59863°N 122.49100°W / 40.59863; -122.49100 (Shasta Masonic Hall)
San Juan Bautista, California Texas Lodge No. 46 F. & A. M. was founded by Edward Farris Storey and first met in 1854.[38][39]
24 Shasta Masonic Hall, or Western Star Lodge No. 2 - F & A.M.
1971 CP NRHP-listed
CA-299
40°35′55″N 122°29′28″W / 40.59863°N 122.49100°W / 40.59863; -122.49100 (Shasta Masonic Hall)
Shasta, California Two-story brick building, included in NRHP-listed Shasta State Historic Park.[40]
25 Suisun Masonic Lodge No. 55 1855 built
1978 NRHP-listed
623 Main St.
38°14′17″N 122°2′22″W / 38.23806°N 122.03944°W / 38.23806; -122.03944 (Suisun Masonic Lodge No. 55)
Suisun City, California NRHP-listed[3]
26 Molino Lodge Building 1980 NRHP-listed 3rd and C Sts.
40°01′39″N 122°06′43″W / 40.0275°N 122.111944°W / 40.0275; -122.111944 (Molino Lodge Building)
Tehama
27 Masonic Temple-Naval Lodge No. 87, Free and Accepted Masons 1918 built
2013 NRHP-listed
Marin & Virginia Sts.
38°06′08″N 122°15′25″W / 38.102348°N 122.256932°W / 38.102348; -122.256932 (Masonic Temple-Naval Lodge No. 87, Free and Accepted Masons)
Vallejo, California Maybe also called "Vallejo Masonic Temple"? (this table entry was changed from NRHP name, "Masonic Temple-Naval Lodge No. 87, Free and Accepted Masons". Now Temple Art Lofts?
28 Wheatland Masonic Temple 1898 built
1993 NRHP-listed
400 Front St.
39°0′40″N 121°25′20″W / 39.01111°N 121.42222°W / 39.01111; -121.42222 (Wheatland Masonic Temple)
Wheatland, California Classical Revival style. Until 1948 the upper floor meeting rooms were used jointly by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Freemasons. In 1948 the Masons bought out the Odd Fellows.[41]
29 Windsor Masonic Temple 1898 built 371 Windsor River Road
38°32′51″N 122°48′59″W / 38.547423°N 122.816315°W / 38.547423; -122.816315 (Windsor Masonic Temple)
Windsor, California Burned in 1905, severely damaged in 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Now a Windsor historical landmark.
30 Woodbridge Masonic Lodge No. 131 1882 built
1989 NRHP-listed
1040 Augusta St.
38°9′14″N 121°18′3″W / 38.15389°N 121.30083°W / 38.15389; -121.30083 (Woodbridge Masonic Lodge No. 131)
Woodbridge, California Gothic style[3]
31 Ionic Masonic Center 1950 built 1122 South La Cienega Blvd.
34°03′22″N 118°22′33″W / 34.0561493°N 118.3758501°W / 34.0561493; -118.3758501 (Ionic Masonic Center)
Los Angeles, California
32 Elysian Masonic Temple
Elysian Masonic Temple
Opened 1959 1900 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
34°06′21.6″N 118°17′29.2″W / 34.106000°N 118.291444°W / 34.106000; -118.291444 (Hornitos Masonic Hall No. 98)
Los Angeles, California Home to the Elysian Masonic Lodge #418 F&AM, Elysian Masonic Temple is a 13,000 square foot building situated on about an acre of land in the heart of Los Angeles in the Los Feliz neighborhood. Opened in 1959 [2]
(compare to 24 in Category:Masonic buildings in California)

Colorado[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Alamosa Masonic Hall 1887 built 37°28′05″N 105°52′01″W / 37.46799°N 105.86685°W / 37.46799; -105.86685 (Alamosa Masonic Hall) Alamosa, Colorado [42]
2 Colorado Consistory No. 1 1925 built
39°18′10″N 105°12′10″W / 39.3027°N 105.2029°W / 39.3027; -105.2029 (Colorado Consistory No. 1)
Denver, Colorado Consistory located near the state capitol in downtown Denver
3 First National Bank of Douglas County 1904 built
1995 NRHP
300 Wilcox St.
39°22′21″N 104°51′35″W / 39.37243°N 104.85974°W / 39.37243; -104.85974 (First National Bank of Douglas County)
Castle Rock, Colorado Also known as Masonic Building, designed George Louis Bettcher
4 Masonic Temple Building (Denver, Colorado) 1889 built
1977 NRHP-listed
1614 Welton St.
39°44′40″N 104°59′25″W / 39.74444°N 104.99028°W / 39.74444; -104.99028 (Masonic Temple Building (Denver, Colorado))
Denver, Colorado Richardsonian Romanesque style building from 1889[3]
5 Highlands Masonic Lodge 1905 built
1995 NRHP-listed
3220 Federal Blvd.
39°45′45″N 105°1′27″W / 39.76250°N 105.02417°W / 39.76250; -105.02417 (Highlands Masonic Lodge)
Denver, Colorado Classical Revival[3] Sold by the Masons in 1927 and now privately owned.
6 Mosque of the El Jebel Shrine 1907 built
1997 NRHP-listed
1770 Sherman St.
39°44′41″N 104°59′2″W / 39.74472°N 104.98389°W / 39.74472; -104.98389 (Mosque of the El Jebel Shrine)
Denver, Colorado Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Moorish Revival;Egyptian Revival[3] Originally constructed as a meeting hall for the Shriners, it was sold it to the Scottish Rite in 1924. In 1995 it was sold again, and was operated for a time as an events center.
7 Fort Collins Masonic Temple 1903 built Oak and Howes Streets
40°35′07″N 105°04′49″W / 40.585241°N 105.080308°W / 40.585241; -105.080308 (Ft. Collins Masonic Temple)
Fort Collins, Colorado Designed by William N. Bowman[43]
8 Greeley Masonic Temple 1927 built
2004 NRHP-listed
829 10th Ave.
40°25′27″N 104°41′39″W / 40.42417°N 104.69417°W / 40.42417; -104.69417 (Greeley Masonic Temple)
Greeley, Colorado Colonial Revival building[3]
9 American Federation of Human Rights Headquarters 1924 built
1998 NRHP-listed
9070 S. Douglas Blvd.
39°13′44″N 104°53′15″W / 39.22889°N 104.88750°W / 39.22889; -104.88750 (American Federation of Human Rights Headquarters)
Larkspur, Colorado Co-Masonry building associated with Italian-Americans and, egads, women!
10 Montrose Masonic Temple, Lodge No. 63 1911 built
2004 NRHP-listed
509-513 E. Main St.
38°28′51″N 107°52′29″W / 38.48083°N 107.87472°W / 38.48083; -107.87472 (Montrose Masonic Temple, Lodge No. 63)
Montrose, Colorado A Classical Revival building from 1911[3]
11 Nevadaville Masonic Temple 1861 built
1043 Nevadaville Road
39°47′45″N 105°32′4″W / 39.79583°N 105.53444°W / 39.79583; -105.53444 (Nevadaville Masonic Temple))
Nevadaville, Colorado Western Neoclassical architecture building, serving as Colorado's only ghost town Masonic lodge
12 Mechanics Building/Masonic Building 1891 built
1983 NRHP-listed
207-211 N. Main St.
38°16′9″N 104°36′30″W / 38.26917°N 104.60833°W / 38.26917; -104.60833 (Mechanics Building/Masonic Building)
Pueblo, Colorado A Late Victorian building from 1891[3]
13 Springfield Masonic Temple 1889 built
1977 NRHP-listed
location = 281 W. 7th Ave.
37°24′25.58″N 102°37′8.01″W / 37.4071056°N 102.6188917°W / 37.4071056; -102.6188917 (Springfield Masonic Temple)
Springfield, Colorado Former schoolhouse taken over by Masons in early 1920s.
14 Masonic Temple 1911 built
1973 NRHP CP
location = 132 E. Main St.
37°10′07″N 104°30′18″W / 37.16866°N 104.50487°W / 37.16866; -104.50487 (Masonic Temple (Trinidad, Colorado))
Trinidad, Colorado Also known as Colorado Building, included in Corazon de Trinidad, NRHP-listed in 1973.[44]
(compare to 10 in Category:Masonic buildings in Colorado)

Connecticut[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Isaac Mead Building 1878 built
1988 NRHP-contributing
2-8 Greenwich Ave. (6 West Putnam) Greenwich, Connecticut Brick Tudor Revival-style building, home of the Acacia Lodge No. 85 during much of the second half of the 1800s. Included in Greenwich Avenue Historic District.[45]
2 Brainerd Academy building 1839 built
1929 portico
1989 NRHP-contributing
Haddam, Connecticut Greek Revival, included as contributing building in Haddam Center Historic District. Served for a while as an auxiliary town hall.[46]
3 Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Masons 1864 built
1979 NRHP-listed
106 Goffe St.
41°18′56″N 72°56′06″W / 41.31556°N 72.93500°W / 41.31556; -72.93500 (Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Masons)
New Haven, Connecticut Prince Hall Freemasonry lodge after serving as a school for "Colored Children" from 1864 to 1874.
4 Masonic Temple (New Britain, Connecticut) 1927 built
1995 NRHP-listed
265 W. Main St.
41°39′57″N 72°47′27″W / 41.66583°N 72.79083°W / 41.66583; -72.79083 (Masonic Temple (New Britain, Connecticut))
New Britain, Connecticut Beaux Arts building, built in 1929 as a Masonic hall. Sold by the Masons in 1940 and converted to use as a Jewish synagogue, Temple B'Nai Israel.[47]
5 Masonic Temple of New Haven 1926 built
1989 NRHP CP-listed
285 Whitney Avenue New Haven, Connecticut Built in 1926, this temple is owned by 11 different lodges. Hiram #1, the first lodge chartered in 1750 in CT, meets here. The building is a brick three-story Classical Revival flat-roofed structure, a contributing resource in the NRHP-listed Whitney Avenue Historic District.[48]
6 Westville Masonic Temple 1926 built
2003 CP-listed
949 Whalley Avenue
41°19′41.81″N 72°57′38.48″W / 41.3282806°N 72.9606889°W / 41.3282806; -72.9606889 (Westville Masonic Temple)
New Haven, Connecticut Built in 1926, a contributing building in the Westville Village Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[49] In 2005 the building was sold and extensively renovated as a Scientology church.[50]
7 King Solomon's Lodge No. 7
King Solomon's Lodge (Masonic Temple)
1834 built[51]

1975 south hall added

Main St. South

41°32'11.2"N 73°12'23.5"W

Woodbury, Connecticut [52] Greek Revival, perched atop "Drum Rock" on Main Street South. Documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey.[51]
(compare to 3 in Category:Masonic buildings in Connecticut)

Delaware[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Newport Masonic Hall 1913 built
1993 NRHP-listed
112-114 E. Market St.
39°42′49″N 75°36′31″W / 39.71361°N 75.60861°W / 39.71361; -75.60861 (Newport Masonic Hall)
Newport, Delaware It was designed to function as a lodge room and auditorium, with two commercial spaces on the ground floor. The building is in a restrained Colonial Revival style.[53]
2 Grand Opera House (Wilmington, Delaware) 1871 built
1972 NRHP-listed
818 N Market St.
39°44′38″N 75°32′55″W / 39.74389°N 75.54861°W / 39.74389; -75.54861 (Masonic Hall and Grand Theater)
Wilmington, Delaware Also known as Masonic Hall and Grand Theater. Designed by Thomas Dixon in Second Empire style, it has been argued to be "one of the finest remaining examples of 19th century cast iron architecture in America."[54]
3 Temple Lodge No. 9 A.F. & A.M.
1972 NRHP-listed
127 Causey Avenue
38°54′41″N 75°25′57″W / 38.9115°N 75.4325°W / 38.9115; -75.4325 (Milford Temple Lodge)
Milford, Delaware Part of the South Milford Historic District

Florida[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Witherspoon Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, No. 111 c.1921 built
2009 NRHP-listed
28°48′32″N 81°38′19″W / 28.80889°N 81.63861°W / 28.80889; -81.63861 (Witherspoon Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, No. 111) Mount Dora, Florida Prince Hall lodge which also served as a school for African-American children.
2 Masonic Temple (Gainesville, Florida) 1908 built
1998 NRHP-listed
215 N. Main St.
29°39′12″N 82°19′30″W / 29.65333°N 82.32500°W / 29.65333; -82.32500 (Masonic Temple (Gainesville, Florida))
Gainesville, Florida Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture[3]
3 Masonic Temple (Jacksonville, Florida) 1901 - 1912 built
1980 NRHP-listed
410 Broad St.
30°19′51″N 81°39′52″W / 30.33083°N 81.66444°W / 30.33083; -81.66444 (Masonic Temple (Jacksonville, Florida))
Jacksonville, Florida NRHP-listed[3] The building serves as the headquarters of the Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge of Florida and Belize (a Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge).[55]
4 Masonic Temple of Citrus Lodge No. 118, F. and A.M. 1910 built
2010 NRHP-listed
111 West Main Street and

95 South Pine Avenue

Inverness, Florida Neoclassical.[3] Vacated by the Masons in 1965. The building was later renovated and known as the "Masonic Business Center".
4.5 Island Grove Masonic Lodge No. 125 built
2010 NRHP-listed
20114 Southeast 219 Avenue.
29°27′12″N 82°06′24″W / 29.453333°N 82.106667°W / 29.453333; -82.106667 (Island Grove Masonic Lodge No. 125)
Island Grove, Florida
5 Scottish Rite Masonic Center (Miami, Florida) Built 1922-1924 471 N.W. 3rd St. Miami, Florida This Egyptian-themed building overlooking the Miami River, rises three stories, with a Ziggurat-shaped roof. Dedicated in 1924, the building was restored following 1992's Hurricane Andrew.[56]
5 Shrine Building (Miami, Florida) 1924-1926 built 1401-1417 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, Florida Art Deco building from 1930 with Seminole Indian motifs, designed by Robert Law Weed. Also known as "Boulevard Shops" building. The second floor was occupied by the Shriners for thirteen years, from 1930 to 1943.[57]
6 Masonic Temple No. 25 1928 built
1986 NRHP-listed
508 East Kennedy Boulevard
27°56′54″N 82°27′4″W / 27.94833°N 82.45111°W / 27.94833; -82.45111 (Masonic Temple No. 25)
Tampa, Florida Mediterranean Revival with Beaux-Arts detail
(compare to 6 in Category:Masonic buildings in Florida)

Georgia[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Prince Hall Masonic Temple 1940 built
1977 NHL CP
1980 NHS CP
330 Auburn Avenue
33°45′20″N 84°22′36″W / 33.7556°N 84.37680°W / 33.7556; -84.37680 (Prince Hall Masonic Temple)
Atlanta, Georgia Headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the 1960s. contributing in the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park
2 Masonic Lodge 1920 built
2005 CP-listed
20 West Main St. Butler, Georgia A two-story brick building with a parapet; it has limestone Art Deco elements at corners and in the beltcourse. It is the meeting hall for Fickling Lodge #129 F&AM, and a contributing building in Butler Downtown Historic District.[58]
3 Chickamauga Lodge No. 221, Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliate 1924 built
2006 NRHP-listed
Near to Chickamauga
34°51′24″N 85°18′19″W / 34.85667°N 85.30528°W / 34.85667; -85.30528 (Chickamauga Lodge No. 221, Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliate)
Chickamauga, Georgia NRHP-listed[3]
4 Columbian Lodge No. 7 Free and Accepted Masons 1902 built
1980 NRHP-listed
101 12th St.
32°28′7″N 84°59′30″W / 32.46861°N 84.99167°W / 32.46861; -84.99167 (Columbian Lodge No. 7 Free and Accepted Masons)
Columbus, Georgia Sullivanesque, Chicago style building designed by T. Firth Lockwood.
5 Masonic Lodge (Cordele, Georgia) 1907 built
1996 NRHP CP-listed
31°58′05.05″N 83°46′57.84″W / 31.9680694°N 83.7827333°W / 31.9680694; -83.7827333 (Masonic Lodge (Cordele, Georgia)) Cordele, Georgia Designed by T. Firth Lockwood, Sr., and included in Cordele Commercial Historic District.
6 Masonic Lodge No. 238 1915 built
1996 NRHP-listed
600 S. Hamilton St.
34°45′57″N 84°58′5″W / 34.76583°N 84.96806°W / 34.76583; -84.96806 (Masonic Lodge No. 238)
Dalton, Georgia NRHP-listed[3] Home of Dalton Lodge No. 238, Prince Hall Affiliation.
7 Pythagoras Lodge No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons 1924 built
1982 NRHP-listed
136 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
33°46′32″N 84°17′47″W / 33.77556°N 84.29639°W / 33.77556; -84.29639 (Pythagoras Lodge No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons)
Decatur, Georgia Beaux Arts style[3]
8 Masonic Lodge c.1924 built
1989 CP NRHP-listed
NE corner Church & Price Sts.
33°45′02″N 84°44′54″W / 33.750659°N 84.748335°W / 33.750659; -84.748335 (Masonic Lodge (Douglasville, Georgia))
Douglasville, Georgia Brick home, in Douglasville Commercial Historic District, of Douglasville Lodge No. 289 F.A.M., which was organized by 1901.[59]
9 Greene County Courthouse 1848-49 built
1980 NRHP-listed
Georgia Route 12 Greensboro, Georgia Third floor of Greek Revival-style brick courthouse was built by and for the Masons, and was still in use as a Masonic hall in 1980.[60]
10 The Old Masonic Lodge 1854 built
1970 NRHP-listed
Perry St.
33°57′8″N 83°59′21″W / 33.95222°N 83.98917°W / 33.95222; -83.98917 (The Old Masonic Lodge)
Lawrenceville, Georgia Also known as "Old Seminary Building"; includes Greek Revival, Federal styling[3] Originally serving as a school building. Masons met there for more than a century. Later served as a Gwinnett History Museum.
11 Beulah Grove Lodge No. 372, Free and Accepted York Masons 1910 built
2010 NRHP-listed
2525 Old Lower River Rd., near Douglasville, Georgia
33°42′24″N 84°39′29″W / 33.70667°N 84.65806°W / 33.70667; -84.65806 (Beulah Grove Lodge No. 372)
Pleasant Grove, Georgia A two-story wood building.[61]
12 Masonic Temple 1912 built
1966 NHL CP
1966 NRHP CP
341 Bull Street
32°04′23″N 81°05′40″W / 32.07310°N 81.09433°W / 32.07310; -81.09433 (Masonic Temple (Savannah, Georgia))
Savannah, Georgia Designed by Freemason Hyman W. Witcover. Included in Savannah Historic District, in Jasper Ward. Now the Gryphon Tea Room.
13 Old Masonic Lodge 1899 built
1986 NRHP CP listed
321 South Main Street Tifton, Georgia Built as a meeting hall for Tifton Lodge No. 47. Contributing building to Tifton Commercial Historic District.
(compare to 0 in Category:Masonic buildings in Georgia (U.S. state))

Hawaii[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Hilo Masonic Lodge Hall-Bishop Trust Building 1908–1910 built
1994 NRHP-listed
Keawe and Waianuenue Streets
19°43′33″N 155°5′17″W / 19.72583°N 155.08806°W / 19.72583; -155.08806 (Hilo Masonic Lodge Hall-Bishop Trust Building)
Hilo, Hawaii Renaissance Revival.[3]

Idaho[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Salubria Lodge No. 31 1922 built
1990 NRHP-listed
85 W. Central St.
44°34′23″N 116°40′36″W / 44.573110°N 116.676548°W / 44.573110; -116.676548 (Salubria Lodge No. 31)
Cambridge, Idaho
2 Coeur d'Alene Masonic Temple 1909 built
1978 NRHP-listed
525 Sherman Ave.
47°40′27″N 116°46′40″W / 47.67417°N 116.77778°W / 47.67417; -116.77778 (Coeur d'Alene Masonic Temple)
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Second Renaissance Revival architecture,[3]
3 Hailey Masonic Lodge 1937 built
2008 NRHP-listed
100 S. 2nd Ave.
43°31′13.95″N 114°18′44.81″W / 43.5205417°N 114.3124472°W / 43.5205417; -114.3124472 (Hailey Masonic Lodge)
Hailey, Idaho Built by a Mason from England; still a meetingplace in 2010.
4 Masonic Temple 1917 built
1996 CP NRHP-listed
100 N Coeur d'Alene Ave
47°37′36″N 115°51′23″W / 47.62667°N 115.85639°W / 47.62667; -115.85639 (Masonic Temple (Harrison, Idaho))
Harrison, Idaho Brick building at left in photo, part of Harrison Commercial Historic District
5 Masonic Hall 1865 built
1975 NRHP CP
Idaho City, Idaho Contributing in Idaho City Historic District.[62]
6 Murray Masonic Hall 1884 built
1987 NRHP-listed
Main St. between Second and Third
47°37′36″N 115°51′23″W / 47.62667°N 115.85639°W / 47.62667; -115.85639 (Murray Masonic Hall)
Murray, Idaho Italianate architecture[3]
(compare to 7 in Category:Masonic buildings in Idaho)

Illinois[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Masonic Temple (Aurora, Illinois) 1924 built
1982 NRHP-listed
104 S. Lincoln Ave.
41°45′12″N 88°18′46″W / 41.75333°N 88.31278°W / 41.75333; -88.31278 (Masonic Temple (Aurora, Illinois))
Aurora, Illinois Classical Revival[3]
2 Masonic Temple (Chicago, Illinois) 1892 built
1939 demolished
Chicago, Illinois A skyscraper built in 1892 that became the tallest building in Chicago in 1895. It was demolished in 1939. Designed by Burnham and Root.
3 Medinah Temple 1912 built 600 N. Wabash Avenue
41°53′34″N 87°37′38″W / 41.89278°N 87.62722°W / 41.89278; -87.62722 (Medinah Temple)
Chicago, Illinois Built by architects Huehl and Schmidt in 1912
Myrtle Masonic Temple Association
Myrtle Masonic Temple building after 2018 renovation to ERIS Brewery and Cider House.
1911 built

2018 renovated

4240 W. Irving Park Road Chicago, Illinois Architects: Hatzfeld & Knox

Cornerstone laid in 1910, building completed in 1911.

Operated as a Masonic Temple Association (chapters included Mayfair and Zenith) through 1981.

1981-2015 Bethel Korean Presbyterian Church

Current owners are ERIS Brewery and Cider House, which opened in 2018.

4 New Masonic Building and Oriental Theater 1926 built
1978 NRHP-listed
24 & 32 W Randolph Street
41°53′5″N 87°37′43″W / 41.88472°N 87.62861°W / 41.88472; -87.62861 (New Masonic Building and Oriental Theater)
Chicago, Illinois Designed by Rapp and Rapp in Late Gothic Revival and Art Deco style[3]
5 Collinsville Masonic Lodge Hall 1912 built
2005 NRHP-listed
213 W. Clay St.
38°40′20″N 89°59′21″W / 38.67222°N 89.98917°W / 38.67222; -89.98917 (Collinsville Masonic Temple Lodge No. 712 A.F. & A.M.)
Collinsville, Illinois Classical Revival[3]
6 Masonic Temple Building (Maywood, Illinois) 1917 built
1992 NRHP-listed
200 S. 5th Ave.
41°53′9″N 87°50′22″W / 41.88583°N 87.83944°W / 41.88583; -87.83944 (Masonic Temple Building (Maywood, Illinois))
Maywood, Illinois Prairie School style, designed by Eben Ezra Roberts[3]
7 Masonic Temple Building (Oak Park, Illinois) 1905 built
1982 NRHP-listed
119-137 N. Oak Park Ave.
41°53′17″N 87°47′41″W / 41.88806°N 87.79472°W / 41.88806; -87.79472 (Masonic Temple Building (Oak Park, Illinois))
Oak Park, Illinois Prairie School style, designed by Eben Ezra Roberts[3]
8 AF and AM Lodge 687 1896-1900 built
2003 NRHP-listed
203 West High Street
42°28′6″N 89°38′52″W / 42.46833°N 89.64778°W / 42.46833; -89.64778 (AF and AM Lodge 687)
Orangeville, Illinois Italianate[3]
9 Masonic Temple Lodge No. 420 c. 1900 built
2006 NRHP-CP-listed
628-628 S. Fourth St.
42°00′50.36″N 89°19′56.41″W / 42.0139889°N 89.3323361°W / 42.0139889; -89.3323361 (Masonic Temple Lodge No. 420)
Oregon, Illinois Contributing property in a historic district.
10 Scottish Rite Cathedral (Peoria, Illinois) 1924 built
1983 NRHP-CP-listed
400 NE Perry Ave.
40°41′53″N 89°35′22″W / 40.69806°N 89.58944°W / 40.69806; -89.58944 (Scottish Rite Cathedral (Peoria, Illinois))
Peoria, Illinois Has stained-glass windows; contributing property in a historic district.
11 Sterling Masonic Temple 1900 built
1996 NRHP-listed
111-113 W. 3rd St.
41°47′16″N 89°41′52″W / 41.78778°N 89.69778°W / 41.78778; -89.69778 (Sterling Masonic Temple)
Sterling, Illinois NRHP-listed[3]
12 Vermont Masonic Hall 1891 built
1988 NRHP-listed
N. Main St.
40°17′42″N 90°25′39″W / 40.29500°N 90.42750°W / 40.29500; -90.42750 (Vermont Masonic Hall)
Vermont, Illinois Includes Chicago, Gothic, and Commercial Style architecture[3]
(compare to 8 in Category:Masonic buildings in Illinois)

Indiana[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Camden Masonic Temple 1902 built
2003 NRHP-listed
213 W. Main St.
40°36′31″N 86°32′26″W / 40.60861°N 86.54056°W / 40.60861; -86.54056 (Camden Masonic Temple)
Camden, Indiana Romanesque architecture[3] Mt. Zion Lodge No. 211 currently meets in the building. Also houses Retail shops, office and residential apartments.
2 Grand Masonic Lodge 1817 built
1973 NRHP-CP-listed

38°12′42″N 86°7′26″W / 38.21167°N 86.12389°W / 38.21167; -86.12389 (Corydon Historic District, in which Grand Masonic Lodge is located)
Corydon, Indiana Built in 1817. Many Masons who were initial state leaders of Indiana met here. Included in Corydon Historic District which became NRHP-listed in 1973.[3]
3 Masonic Temple (Evansville, Indiana) 1913 built
1982 NRHP-listed
301 Chestnut St.
37°58′7″N 87°34′11″W / 37.96861°N 87.56972°W / 37.96861; -87.56972 (Masonic Temple (Evansville, Indiana))
Evansville, Indiana Classical Revival[3]
4 Masonic Temple (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1926 built
1991 NRHP-listed
206 E. Washington Blvd.
41°4′39″N 85°8′55″W / 41.07750°N 85.14861°W / 41.07750; -85.14861 (Masonic Temple (Fort Wayne, Indiana))
Fort Wayne, Indiana Classical Revival[3]
5 Masonic Temple (Franklin, Indiana) 1922 built
1991 NRHP-listed
135 N. Main St.
39°28′55″N 86°3′17″W / 39.48194°N 86.05472°W / 39.48194; -86.05472 (Masonic Temple (Franklin, Indiana))
Franklin, Indiana Classical Revival building,[3] now "Johnson County Museum of History", originally a Masonic temple constructed by Franklin Lodge No. 107
6 Indianapolis Masonic Temple 1908 built
2008 NRHP-listed
525 N. Illinois Ave.
39°46′38″N 86°9′33″W / 39.77722°N 86.15917°W / 39.77722; -86.15917 (Indianapolis Masonic Temple)
Indianapolis, Indiana Classical Revival building also known as Indiana Freemasons' Hall
7 Scottish Rite Cathedral (Indianapolis, Indiana) 1927 built
1983 NRHP-listed
Indianapolis, Indiana
39°46′34.07″N 86°9′28.77″W / 39.7761306°N 86.1579917°W / 39.7761306; -86.1579917 (Scottish Rite Cathedral (Indianapolis, Indiana))
Indianapolis, Indiana The world's largest Scottish Rite building; a Gothic structure that an international association of architects once labeled "one of the seven most beautiful buildings in the world."[63]
8 Murat Shrine 1909 built Indianapolis, Indiana the largest Shrine Temple in the United States
9 Schofield House 1817 built
1973 NRHP-CP-listed
Madison, Indiana "birthplace of Freemasonry in Indiana",[64] included in the Madison Historic District
9.5 Milan Masonic Lodge No. 31 1900 built
2013 NRHP-listed
312 Main St.
39°07′30″N 85°07′54″W / 39.12500°N 85.13167°W / 39.12500; -85.13167 (Milan Masonic Lodge No. 31)
Milan, Indiana Oldest continuously active Masonic lodge in Ripley County.
10 Masonic Temple (Muncie, Indiana) 1920 built
1984 NRHP-listed
520 E. Main St.
40°11′38″N 85°22′52″W / 40.19389°N 85.38111°W / 40.19389; -85.38111 (Masonic Temple (Muncie, Indiana))
Muncie, Indiana Late Gothic Revival architecture[3]
11 Terre Haute Masonic Temple (Terre Haute, Indiana) 1916 built
1995 NRHP-listed
224 North 8th Street.
40°11′38″N 85°22′52″W / 40.19389°N 85.38111°W / 40.19389; -85.38111 (Terre Haute Masonic Temple (Terre Haute, Indiana))
Terre Haute, Indiana Neoclassical Architecture[3]
(compare to 10 in Category:Masonic buildings in Indiana)

Iowa[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Masonic Temple (Ames, Iowa) 1917 built
2016 NRHP-listed
413, 417, 427, 429 Douglas Ave.
42°01′32″N 93°36′44″W / 42.02556°N 93.61222°W / 42.02556; -93.61222 (Masonic Temple (Ames, Iowa))
Ames, Iowa Neoclassical building commissioned by Wallace M. Greeley, a local banker and civic leader, at the high point of Progressive era construction in the central business district.
2 Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple 1907 built
1990 NRHP-listed
602 Story St.
42°3′44″N 93°52′45″W / 42.06222°N 93.87917°W / 42.06222; -93.87917 (Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple)
Boone, Iowa Chicago style / Commercial style architecture, designed by Proudfoot & Bird[3]
3 Iowa Masonic Library and Museum 1955 built 813 First Ave. SE
41°58′57.16″N 91°39′40.36″W / 41.9825444°N 91.6612111°W / 41.9825444; -91.6612111 (Grand Lodge of Iowa building)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Library, museum and Grand Lodge administration building whose dedication is asserted to have been "the most important event in Iowa Masonry" during the 20th century"[65]
4 Cedar Rapids Scottish Rite Temple 1927 built
1998 NRHP-listed
616 A Avenue N.E.
41°58′58″N 91°39′52″W / 41.98278°N 91.66444°W / 41.98278; -91.66444 (Cedar Rapids Scottish Rite Temple)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa NRHP-listed as "Consistory Building No. 2".
5 Chariton Masonic Temple 1937 built
2006 NRHP-listed
821 Armory Ave.
41°0′51″N 93°18′24″W / 41.01417°N 93.30667°W / 41.01417; -93.30667 (Chariton Masonic Temple)
Chariton, Iowa Art Deco, designed by William L. Perkins[3]
6 Masonic Temple of Des Moines 1913 built
1997 NRHP-listed
1011 Locust St.
41°35′9″N 93°37′47″W / 41.58583°N 93.62972°W / 41.58583; -93.62972 (Masonic Temple of Des Moines)
Des Moines, Iowa Beaux Arts architecture, designed by Proudfoot & Bird[3]
7 Scottish Rite Consistory Building 1927 built
1983 NRHP-listed
6th Ave. and Park St.
41°35′29″N 93°37′30″W / 41.59139°N 93.62500°W / 41.59139; -93.62500 (Scottish Rite Consistory Building)
Des Moines, Iowa Neo-Classical[3]
8 Masonic Temple Theater 1923 built
1991 NRHP-listed
115 N. Main
40°58′2″N 91°33′11″W / 40.96722°N 91.55306°W / 40.96722; -91.55306 (Masonic Temple Theater)
Mount Pleasant, Iowa Classical Revival[3]
8.5 Masonic Temple 1920-21 built
2006 NRHP CP
317 E. 3rd Street Muscatine, Iowa Three-story brick building costing, with furnishings, more than $104,000, claimed to be the first Masonic lodge building in Iowa, a contributing building in Muscatine's Downtown Commercial Historic District.
9 Sioux City Masonic Temple 1922 built
2004 NRHP-listed
820 Nebraska St.
42°29′58″N 96°24′5″W / 42.49944°N 96.40139°W / 42.49944; -96.40139 (Sioux City Masonic Temple)
Sioux City, Iowa Spanish Colonial Revival[66]
10 Masonic Temple Building (Stuart, Iowa) 1894 built
1996 NRHP-listed
1311 N. 2nd St.
41°30′18″N 94°19′7″W / 41.50500°N 94.31861°W / 41.50500; -94.31861 (Masonic Temple Building (Stuart, Iowa))
Stuart, Iowa Romanesque, Colonial Revival[3]
11 Waterloo Masonic Temple 1928 built
2013 NRHP-listed
325 E. Park Ave.
42°30′02″N 92°20′08.6″W / 42.50056°N 92.335722°W / 42.50056; -92.335722 (Waterloo Masonic Temple)
Waterloo, Iowa Moorish or "Phoenician" Revival design by local architect and Mason John G. Ralston.
12 Masonic Opera House 1893 built
1973 NRHP-listed
201 Barnes St.
41°24′5″N 92°21′17″W / 41.40139°N 92.35472°W / 41.40139; -92.35472 (Masonic Opera House)
What Cheer, Iowa Romanesque[3]
(compare to 7 in Category:Masonic buildings in Iowa)

Kansas[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Union Implement and Hardware Building-Masonic Temple 1900 built
1988 NRHP-listed
121-123 W. Main
37°13′23″N 95°42′27″W / 37.22306°N 95.70750°W / 37.22306; -95.70750 (Union Implement and Hardware Building-Masonic Temple)
Independence, Kansas Romanesque.[3]
2 Scottish Rite Temple (Kansas City, Kansas) 1908 built
1985 NRHP-listed
39°6′50″N 94°37′34″W / 39.11389°N 94.62611°W / 39.11389; -94.62611 (Scottish Rite Temple (Kansas City, Kansas)) Kansas City, Kansas NRHP-listed[3]
3 Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple 1928-30 built Kansas City, Kansas
4 Masonic Temple (Salina, Kansas) 1927 built
2000 NRHP-listed
336 S. Santa Fe Ave.
38°50′5″N 97°36′33″W / 38.83472°N 97.60917°W / 38.83472; -97.60917 (Masonic Temple (Salina, Kansas))
Salina, Kansas Classical Revival[3]
5 Masonic Grand Lodge Building 2014 NRHP-listed 320 SW. 8th Ave.
39°03′00″N 95°40′42″W / 39.0501°N 95.6784°W / 39.0501; -95.6784 (Masonic Grand Lodge Building (Topeka, Kansas))
Topeka [67]
6 Towanda Masonic Lodge No. 30 A.F. and A.M. 1904 built
2004 NRHP-listed
401 Main St.
37°47′44″N 97°0′9″W / 37.79556°N 97.00250°W / 37.79556; -97.00250 (Towanda Masonic Lodge No. 30 A.F. and A.M.)
Towanda, Kansas Designed by T.R. Reed[3]
7 Arkansas Valley Lodge No. 21, Prince Hall Masons 1910 built
1977 NRHP-listed
615 N. Main St.
37°41′44″N 97°20′17″W / 37.69556°N 97.33806°W / 37.69556; -97.33806 (Arkansas Valley Lodge No. 21, Prince Hall Masons)
Wichita, Kansas Built in 1910 by a Prince Hall lodge which was chartered in 1885.
8 Scottish Rite Temple (Wichita, Kansas) 1887 built
1972 NRHP-listed
NW corner of 1st St. at Topeka
37°41′18″N 97°20′3″W / 37.68833°N 97.33417°W / 37.68833; -97.33417 (Scottish Rite Temple (Wichita, Kansas))
Wichita, Kansas Romanesque[3]
(compare to 3 in Category:Masonic buildings in Kansas)

Kentucky[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Burnside Lodge 1910 built
1984 NRHP-listed
Off US 27
36°59′13″N 84°36′03″W / 36.98694°N 84.60083°W / 36.98694; -84.60083 (Burnside Lodge)
Burnside, Kentucky One-story brick building of lodge organized in 1887.[68]
2 Cadiz Masonic Lodge No. 121 F. and A.M. Built c.1854
1979 NRHP-listed
Jefferson and Monroe Sts.
36°51′45″N 87°50′16″W / 36.86250°N 87.83778°W / 36.86250; -87.83778 (Cadiz Masonic Lodge No. 121 F. and A.M.)
Cadiz, Kentucky Individually listed on NRHP and also included in Cadiz Downtown Historic District; has served as "Trigg County Historical Museum".
3 Ceralvo Masonic Hall and School 2015 NRHP-listed 942 Ceralvo Rd.
37°21′59″N 87°01′52″W / 37.36639°N 87.03111°W / 37.36639; -87.03111 (Ceralvo Masonic Hall and School)
Centertown, Kentucky
4 Beulah Lodge 1908 built
1989 NRHP-listed
Kentucky Route 70
37°16′17″N 87°41′24″W / 37.27139°N 87.69000°W / 37.27139; -87.69000 (Beulah Lodge)
Dawson Springs, Kentucky
5 Dundee Masonic Lodge No. 733 1902 built
2008 NRHP-listed
11640 KY 69 N.
37°33′25″N 86°46′22″W / 37.55694°N 86.77278°W / 37.55694; -86.77278 (Dundee Masonic Lodge No. 733)
Dundee, Kentucky Built to serve as a Masonic lodge meeting place and as Methodist church.
6 Masonic Hall (Eastwood, Kentucky) 1852 built
1983 NRHP-listed
In or near Fisherville
38°11′21″N 85°27′42″W / 38.18917°N 85.46167°W / 38.18917; -85.46167 (Masonic Hall (Eastwood, Kentucky))
Eastwood, Kentucky In the Fisherville neighborhood of Louisville.
7 Morrison Lodge 1913 built
1988 NRHP-listed
121 N. Mulberry St.
37°41′41″N 85°51′30″W / 37.69472°N 85.85833°W / 37.69472; -85.85833 (Morrison Lodge)
Elizabethtown, Kentucky A fine Arts and Crafts-style three-story brick building for one of the first chartered (1823) Masonic lodges in Kentucky.[69][70]
7.5 Hiram Lodge No. 4 1893 built
1979 NRHP CP
308 Ann Street, stone, [2] Frankfort, Kentucky Romanesque Revival in style; contributing in Frankfort Commercial Historic District.
8 Greenup Masonic Lodge 1867 built
1988 NRHP-listed
314 Main St.
38°34′40″N 82°50′12″W / 38.57778°N 82.83667°W / 38.57778; -82.83667 (Greenup Masonic Lodge)
Greenup, Kentucky A three-story brick building.
9 Russell Lodge No. 284 1939 built
1994 NRHP-listed
Public Square
36°59′3″N 85°3′48″W / 36.98417°N 85.06333°W / 36.98417; -85.06333 (Russell Lodge No. 284)
Jamestown, Kentucky A two-story stone building, also known as Jamestown Masonic Lodge.[71]
10 Lewisport Masonic Lodge
1984 NRHP-listed
4th St.
37°56′11″N 86°54′07″W / 37.93639°N 86.90194°W / 37.93639; -86.90194 (Lewisport Masonic Lodge)
Lewisport, Kentucky Has pressed tin cornice and cast iron storefront.[72]
11 Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Temple 1930 built
1982 NRHP-listed
200 E. Gray St.
38°14′48″N 85°45′46″W / 38.24667°N 85.76278°W / 38.24667; -85.76278 (Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Temple)
Louisville, Kentucky Classical Revival[3]
12 Milton Masonic Lodge and County General Store c.1875-99 built
1983 NRHP-listed
Main St.
38°43′29″N 85°22′08″W / 38.72472°N 85.36889°W / 38.72472; -85.36889 (Milton Masonic Lodge and County General Store)
Milton, Kentucky Two-story three-bay brick building built for the Milton masonic lodge, and still serving in 1982.
13 Munfordville Presbyterian Church and Green River Lodge No. 88 1835 built
1980 NRHP-listed
3rd and Washington Sts.
37°16′17″N 85°53′32″W / 37.27139°N 85.89222°W / 37.27139; -85.89222 (Munfordville Presbyterian Church and Green River Lodge No. 88)
Munfordville, Kentucky
14 Masonic Temple (Paducah, Kentucky) 1904 built
2002 NRHP-listed
501-505 S. 7th St.
37°4′50″N 88°35′58″W / 37.08056°N 88.59944°W / 37.08056; -88.59944 (Masonic Temple (Paducah, Kentucky))
Paducah, Kentucky Classical Revival[3]
15 Masonic Widows and Orphans Home 2002 NRHP-listed 3701 Frankfort Ave.
38°15′20″N 85°39′54″W / 38.255556°N 85.665000°W / 38.255556; -85.665000 (Masonic Widows and Orphans Home)
St. Matthews, Kentucky
16 Masonic Hall-Federal Commissary Building 1860 built
1998 NRHP-listed
near Smithland
37°8′25″N 88°24′24″W / 37.14028°N 88.40667°W / 37.14028; -88.40667 (Masonic Hall-Federal Commissary Building)
Smithland, Kentucky Used by the Federal government during the American Civil War as a commissary.
(compare to 12 in Category:Masonic buildings in Kentucky)

Louisiana[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Masonic Building (Alexandria, Louisiana) 1927 built
1986 NRHP-listed
Fourth and Johnston Sts.
31°18′36″N 92°26′42″W / 31.31000°N 92.44500°W / 31.31000; -92.44500 (Masonic Building (Alexandria, Louisiana))
Alexandria, Louisiana Classical Revival[3]
2 Prince Hall Masonic Temple (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) 1924 built
1994 NRHP-listed
1335 North Blvd.
30°26′51″N 91°10′31″W / 30.44750°N 91.17528°W / 30.44750; -91.17528 (Prince Hall Masonic Temple (Baton Rouge, Louisiana))
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Classical Revival[3] Originally constructed as an Odd Fellows lodge, the building was purchased by the Prince Hall Freemasons in 1948.
3 Liberty Lodge No. 123, F&AM 1880 built
1989 NRHP-listed
LA 172 and LA 5
32°11′18″N 93°54′22″W / 32.18833°N 93.90611°W / 32.18833; -93.90611 (Liberty Lodge No. 123, F&AM)
Keachi, Louisiana Greek Revival
4 Hope Lodge No. 145 1916 built
1983 NRHP-listed
116 East Vermilion Street
30°13′26″N 92°01′05″W / 30.22388°N 92.0180393°W / 30.22388; -92.0180393 (Hope Lodge No. 145)
Lafayette, Louisiana Lodge was chartered in 1857. Current building from 1916 replaced original one.
5 Masonic Temple (Shreveport, Louisiana) 1937 built
1991 NRHP-listed
1805 Creswell St.
32°29′39″N 93°44′29″W / 32.49417°N 93.74139°W / 32.49417; -93.74139 (Masonic Temple (Shreveport, Louisiana))
Shreveport, Louisiana Moderne[3]
6 Scottish Rite Cathedral (Shreveport, Louisiana) 1915 built
1986 NRHP-listed
725 Cotton St.
32°30′30″N 93°44′56″W / 32.50833°N 93.74889°W / 32.50833; -93.74889 (Scottish Rite Cathedral (Shreveport, Louisiana))
Shreveport, Louisiana Beaux Arts[3]

Maine[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Masonic Hall (Augusta, Maine) 1894 built
1986 NRHP-listed
313-321 Water St.
44°18′51″N 69°46′30″W / 44.31417°N 69.77500°W / 44.31417; -69.77500 (Masonic Hall (Augusta, Maine))
Augusta, Maine Renaissance-style, designed by John Spofford[3]
2 Masonic Temple (Belfast, Maine) 1877 built
1973 NRHP-listed
High St. (U.S. 1)
44°25′34″N 69°0′24″W / 44.42611°N 69.00667°W / 44.42611; -69.00667 (Masonic Temple (Belfast, Maine))
Belfast, Maine
3 Masonic Hall (Guilford, Maine) 1916 built Guilford, Maine Built 1916. Demolished in 2000.
4 Kora Temple 1908 built
1975 NRHP-listed
11 Sabattus St.
44°6′1″N 70°12′53″W / 44.10028°N 70.21472°W / 44.10028; -70.21472 (Kora Temple)
Lewiston, Maine Designed by George M. Coombs in Exotic Revival and/or Moorish style
5 Masonic Temple (Portland, Maine) 1911 built
1982 NRHP-listed

43°39′32″N 70°15′30″W / 43.65889°N 70.25833°W / 43.65889; -70.25833 (Masonic Temple (Portland, Maine))
Portland, Maine

Maryland[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Universal Lodge No. 14 1880 built
2008 NRHP-listed

38°58′54″N 76°29′49″W / 38.98167°N 76.49694°W / 38.98167; -76.49694 (Universal Lodge No. 14)
Annapolis, Maryland Two-story gable-front frame and concrete-block building with a brick veneer facade, constructed c. 1880 and substantially expanded in the mid-1950s.
2 Grand Lodge of Maryland Masonic Temple 1866 built
39°17′30.5″N 76°36′53.6″W / 39.291806°N 76.614889°W / 39.291806; -76.614889 (Grand Lodge of Maryland Masonic Temple)
Baltimore, Maryland
3 Glen Burnie Lodge Began 1921. Member designed and built. Completed 1923.
39°9′46.9″N 76°37′34.2″W / 39.163028°N 76.626167°W / 39.163028; -76.626167 (Glen Burnie Lodge)
Glen Burnie, Maryland Two-story brick building, built circa 1923. Renovations in 1970's (interior) and 2015 (exterior). Recent renovations to interior in connection with Glen Burnie Lodge, No 213 Centennial (2021) include refurbished staircase, addition of new front doors, and new stained glass sign.

Massachusetts[edit]

Boston has been the site of several significant Masonic buildings.[73]

In 1830, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts bought land on the corner of Tremont Street and Turnagain Alley. A Temple was constructed on the site and dedicated in 1832, but initially could not be owned by the Grand Lodge because of legal limitations on the value of real estate that the Grand Lodge could hold. Turnagain Alley became Temple Place and the Temple School, established by Bronson Alcott, was housed there during the 1830s. The Temple also held a concert hall[74] and was the site of many public lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson, including his reading of The Transcendentalist in 1842.[75][76] Masons used the Masonic Temple for meetings until 1858, when the building was sold to the U.S. government for use as a courthouse.[74] The government sold the building in 1885 and it was remodeled into commercial space for the R. H. Stearns department store.

Beginning in 1859, Boston's Masons occupied a building at the corner of Tremont and Boylston Streets that was known as Winthrop House, and that was rededicated as "Freemason's Hall" in December 1859. That building was destroyed by fire in April 1864. A grand new Masonic Temple building, designed by Merrill G. Wheelock, was built in its place on the same site and dedicated in 1867.[73][77][78] The second temple was also destroyed by fire in 1895[79] and replaced at the same location with a building designed by George F. Loring and Sanford Phipps, dedicated on December 27, 1899.[80]

Also in Massachusetts:

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
4 Lynn Masonic Hall 1880 built
1979 NRHP-listed

42°27′48″N 70°56′59″W / 42.46333°N 70.94972°W / 42.46333; -70.94972 (Lynn Masonic Hall)
Lynn, Massachusetts A Gothic-style building from 1880, NRHP-listed[3]
5 Masonic Building (Newton, Massachusetts) 1896 built
1986 CP
296 to 304 Walnut Street & 456 to 460 Newtonville Avenue Newton, Massachusetts Part of Newtonville Historic District, which is NRHP-listed[3]
6 Masonic Temple (Quincy, Massachusetts) 1926 built
1989 NRHP-listed
1170 Hancock St.
42°15′12.5″N 71°0′17″W / 42.253472°N 71.00472°W / 42.253472; -71.00472 (Masonic Temple (Quincy, Massachusetts))
Quincy, Massachusetts Classical Revival building from 1926[3]
7 Masonic Block (Reading, Massachusetts) 1984 NRHP-listed 600-622 Main Street
42°31′25″N 71°6′13″W / 42.52361°N 71.10361°W / 42.52361; -71.10361 (Masonic Block (Reading, Massachusetts))
Reading, Massachusetts Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals and other architecture[3]
8 Masonic Temple (Springfield, Massachusetts) 1923 built
1983 NRHP-listed
339-341 State Street
42°6′20″N 72°34′52″W / 42.10556°N 72.58111°W / 42.10556; -72.58111 (Masonic Temple (Springfield, Massachusetts)
Springfield, Massachusetts Classical Revival[3]
9 Masonic Temple (Worcester, Massachusetts) 1914 built
1980 NRHP-listed
Ionic Ave.
42°15′29″N 71°48′21″W / 42.25806°N 71.80583°W / 42.25806; -71.80583 (Masonic Temple (Worcester, Massachusetts))
Worcester, Massachusetts Classical Revival[3]
10 Masonic Hospital Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Former Whittall estate, Juniper Hall, donated to the Masons in 1927, in what is now Prospect Park. Ownership taken by the town of Shrewsbury in 1976; demolished in 1979.[81]
(compare to 12 in Category:Masonic buildings in Massachusetts)

Michigan[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Bay City Masonic Temple 1890 built
700 N. Madison Ave.
43°35′49″N 83°53′4″W / 43.59694°N 83.88444°W / 43.59694; -83.88444 (Bay City Masonic Temple)
Bay City, Michigan Moorish Revival with Richardsonian Romanesque elements.
2 Masonic Temple Building (Cadillac, Michigan) 1889 built
1994 NRHP-listed
122-126 N. Mitchell St.
44°15′5″N 85°24′0″W / 44.25139°N 85.40000°W / 44.25139; -85.40000 (Masonic Temple Building (Cadillac, Michigan))
Cadillac, Michigan A Romanesque building completed in 1889, designed by Sydney Osgood, NRHP-listed[3]
3 Detroit Masonic Temple 1922 built
1980 CP-listed
500 Temple St.
42°20′29.11″N 83°3′36.56″W / 42.3414194°N 83.0601556°W / 42.3414194; -83.0601556 (Detroit Masonic Temple)
Detroit, Michigan Built in 1922 and NRHP-listed,[3] this is the largest Masonic Temple in the world[82]
3.5 Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan 1924 built
2022 NRHP
Gratiot Ave. & McDougall St. Detroit, Michigan Built in 1924 as Amaranth Lodge, acquired in 1951 by the state's Prince Hall Grand Lodge.[83]
4 Masonic Temple Building (East Lansing, Michigan) 1916 built
1999 NRHP-listed
314 M.A.C. Ave.
42°44′10″N 84°28′49″W / 42.73611°N 84.48028°W / 42.73611; -84.48028 (Masonic Temple Building (East Lansing, Michigan))
East Lansing, Michigan Classical Revival[3]
5 Masonic Temple Building (Kalamazoo, Michigan) 1913 built
1980 NRHP-listed
309 N. Rose St.
42°17′38″N 85°35′6″W / 42.29389°N 85.58500°W / 42.29389; -85.58500 (Masonic Temple Building (Kalamazoo, Michigan))
Kalamazoo, Michigan Italian Renaissance style[3]
6 Masonic Temple Building (Lansing, Michigan) 1924 built
1980 NRHP-listed
217 S. Capitol Ave.
42°43′55″N 84°33′12″W / 42.73194°N 84.55333°W / 42.73194; -84.55333 (Masonic Temple Building (Lansing, Michigan))
Lansing, Michigan Classical Revival[3]
7 Masonic Temple Building (Marshall, Michigan) 1913 built
1988 NRHP-listed

42°16′17″N 84°57′29″W / 42.27139°N 84.95806°W / 42.27139; -84.95806 (Masonic Temple Building (Marshall, Michigan))
Marshall, Michigan Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Italian Renaissance[3]
8 Ye Olde Courthouse Masonic Hall Built 1890
1982 NRHP-listed
Central Ave.
44°2′50″N 83°51′14″W / 44.04722°N 83.85389°W / 44.04722; -83.85389 (Omer Masonic Hall)
Omer, Michigan Built as a courthouse; served Masons from 1893 to 1997. Also known as "Omer Masonic Hall".
9 E.S. Swayze Drugstore/Otisville Mason Lodge No. 401 1874 built
1982 NRHP-listed
106 Main St.
43°10′0″N 83°31′27″W / 43.16667°N 83.52417°W / 43.16667; -83.52417 (Swayze, E.S., Drugstore / Otisville Mason Lodge No. 401)
Otisville, Michigan Italianate[3]
10 Masonic Temple (Port Hope, Michigan) 1867 built
1987 NRHP-listed
4425 Main St.
43°56′28″N 82°42′48″W / 43.94111°N 82.71333°W / 43.94111; -82.71333 (Masonic Temple (Port Hope, Michigan))
Port Hope, Michigan Greek Revival[3]
11 Port Sanilac Masonic and Town Hall 1884 built
1996 NRHP-listed
20 N. Ridge St.
43°25′53″N 82°32′31″W / 43.43139°N 82.54194°W / 43.43139; -82.54194 (Port Sanilac Masonic and Town Hall)
Port Sanilac, Michigan Italianate[3]
(compare to 4 in Category:Masonic buildings in Michigan)

Minnesota[edit]

Building Image Dates Location City, State Description
1 Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30 1922 built
1979 NRHP-listed
1900 3rd Ave., S.
45°11′49″N 93°23′11″W / 45.19694°N 93.38639°W / 45.19694; -93.38639 (Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30)
Anoka, Minnesota NRHP-listed[3]
2 Clearwater Masonic and Grand Army of the Republic Hall 1888 built
1979 NRHP-listed
205–215 Oak Street
45°25′18″N 94°2′57″W / 45.42167°N 94.04917°W / 45.42167; -94.04917 (Clearwater Masonic Lodge)
Clearwater, Minnesota Joint meeting hall shared with a Grand Army of the Republic post.[84]
3 Duluth Masonic Center 1905 built
2015 NRHP-listed
4 W. 2nd Street
46°47′16.5″N 92°6′1″W / 46.787917°N 92.10028°W / 46.787917; -92.10028 (Duluth Masonic Center)
Duluth, Minnesota Longstanding focal point of Duluth's most influential fraternal organization, further noted for its collection of 80 original hand-painted stage backdrops.[85]
4 Masonic Temple Delta Lodge No. 119 1917 built
1982 NRHP-listed
325 W. Main
44°26′53″N 95°47′22″W / 44.44806°N 95.78944°W / 44.44806; -95.78944 (_)
Marshall, Minnesota Exotic Revival, Second Egyptian Revival[3]
5 Minneapolis Masonic Temple 1888 built
1975 NRHP-listed
528 Hennepin Avenue.
44°58′46″N 93°16′24″W / 44.97944°N 93.27333°W / 44.97944; -93.27333 (Minneapolis Masonic Temple)
Minneapolis, Minnesota Richardsonian Romanesque Masonic Temple, built in 1888, now Hennepin Center for the Arts
6 Scottish Rite Temple 1906 built
1976 NRHP-listed
2011 Dupont Ave. S.
44°57′45″N 93°17′34″W / 44.96250°N 93.29278°W / 44.96250; -93.29278 (Minneapolis Scottish Rite Temple)
Minneapolis, Minnesota Romanesque, built in 1894–1906 for use as a church (Fowler Methodist Episcopal Church) and converted for Masonic use in 1915.[86]
7 Pleasant Grove Masonic Lodge 1868 built
1980 NRHP-listed
Near Stewartsville
43°52′12″N 92°23′4″W / 43.87000°N 92.38444°W / 43.87000; -92.38444 (Pleasant Grove Masonic Lodge)
Stewartville, Minnesota NRHP-listed[3]
8 Triune Masonic Temple 1910 built
1980 NRHP-listed
1898 Iglehart Avenue
44°56′57″N 93°10′50″W / 44.94917°N 93.18056°W / 44.94917; -93.18056 (Triune Masonic Temple)
St. Paul, Minnesota Classical Revival[3]
9 Winona Masonic Temple 1909 built
1998 NRHP-listed
255 Main St.
44°3′2.5″N 91°38′22″W / 44.050694°N 91.63944°W / 44.050694; -91.63944 (Winona Masonic Temple)
Winona, Minnesota Beaux-Arts temple and Scottish Rite Valley particularly noted for its intact collection of 98 theatrical backdrops and original stage equipment.[87]
10 Lake Wilson Masonic Lodge
1911 built
as of 2021 not yet NRHP-listed or -nominated
137 Broadway Avenue
43°59′50.73108″N 95°57′13.59396″W / 

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