List of Masonic buildings in the United States


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 or listed by various State or City preservation agencies.
In 2021, more than 400 Masonic buildings are listed here.
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Individually NRHP-listed
NRHP-listed historic district
Contributing property in NRHP-listed historic district
Unlisted

States

California

Masons in California grew from 258 members in 1850 to over 63,000 in 1918, declining to 46,000 in 2019.
BuildingImageDatesLocationCity, StateDescription-
1Masonic Temple and Lodge (Alameda, California)1890 built
1982 NRHP-listed
1329-31 Park St. and 2312 Alameda Ave.
Alameda, CaliforniaMission/Spanish Revival, Victorian Eclectic-
2Masonic Temple (Auburn, California)1914-1915 built
2011 NRHP-listed
948 Lincoln Way
Auburn, CaliforniaBeaux-Arts style, built in 1914–1915-
3Old Masonic Hall (Benicia, California)1850 built
1972 NRHP-listed
106 W. J St.
Benicia, CaliforniaThe 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-
4Masonic Temple (Berkeley, California)1905 built
1982 NRHP-listed
2105 Bancroft Way and 2295 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CaliforniaClassical Revival style, built in 1905. The upper floors were later used by University of California, Berkeley.-
5Masonic Temple (Ferndale, California)1891 built
NRHP-C-listed 1994
212 Francis
Ferndale, CaliforniaEastlake-Stick architecture built in 1891. It is used as a Masonic Hall. Contributing building in NRHP-listed Ferndale Main Street Historic District-
6Masonic Temple (Fullerton, California)1920 built
1995 NRHP-listed
501 N. Harbor Blvd.
Fullerton, CaliforniaBuilt in Mission/Spanish Revival style. 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.-
7Brewster Building1882 built
2000 NRHP
201 4th St.,
Galt, California
coordinates = Galt, CaliforniaItalianate commercial originally with Masonic group upstairs.
8Masonic Templec.1908 built
1992 CP NRHP-listed
355 San Benito St.
Hollister, CaliforniaProminent contributing building in Downtown Hollister Historic District, with a domed cupola.-
9Hornitos Masonic Hall No. 981855 built
2005 NRHP-listed
2877 Bear Valley Rd.
Hornitos, CaliforniaMid 19th Century Revival style 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.-
10Masonic Temple (Long Beach, California)1903 built
19__ Long Beach-listed
230 Pine Ave.
Long Beach, CaliforniaListed on the List of City of Long Beach historic landmarks 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.-
11Masonic Temple (Marysville, California)1864 dedicatedN.E. corner of Third and East Streets
Marysville, California-
12Scottish Rite Cathedral (Long Beach, California)1926 built
1980 Long Beach-listed
855 Elm Ave.
Long Beach, CaliforniaRomanesque Revival; a Long Beach Historic Landmark-
13Hollywood Masonic Temple1921 built
1985 NRHP-listed
6840 Hollywood Blvd., in Hollywood neighborhood
Los Angeles, CaliforniaJohn C. Austin-designed, Classical Revival style-
12Highland Park Masonic Temple19__ built
1990 NRHP-listed
104 N. Avenue 56, in Highland Park neighborhood
Los Angeles, CaliforniaMission/Spanish Revival style-
13Prince Hall Masonic Temple19__ built
2009 NRHP-listed
1050 E. 50th St., South Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California-
14Scottish Rite Masonic Temple (Los Angeles)Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CaliforniaScottish Rite Masonic Temple Los Angeles. Later became the Marciano Art Foundation Pavilions.-
15Shrine Auditorium1925 built
1987 NRHP-listed
665 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CaliforniaMoorish Revival style; built by Al Malaikah Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of Mystics of the Noble Shrine.-
16Masonic Hall (Mendocino, California)1866 built
1971 NRHP-CP-listed
10500 Lansing Street
Mendocino, CaliforniaBuilt of redwood, including a unique redwood sculpture crowning its cupola-
17Scottish Rite Cathedral (Pasadena, California)1925 built150 N. Madison Ave.
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Pasadena, CaliforniaDeemed NRHP-eligible but not NRHP-listed-
18Masonic Building1882 built
1995 CP-listed
43-49 Petaluma Blvd. N., 7/9 Western Ave.
Petaluma, CaliforniaBrick building with cast iron detailing, Italianate in style, included in Petaluma Historic Commercial District.-
19Masonic Temple (Riverside, California)1908 built
1980 NRHP-listed
3650 11th St.
Riverside, CaliforniaBuilt in Classical Revival style in 1908.-
20Sacramento Masonic Temple1920 built
2001 NRHP-listed
1131 J St.
Sacramento, CaliforniaBeaux-Arts and Renaissance style-
21Nob Hill Masonic Center1958 built1111 California Street
San Francisco, CaliforniaAlbert Roller-designed-
22Scottish Rite Masonic Center (San Francisco, California)2850 19th Avenue
San Francisco, California-
23Texas Lodge Masonic Hall1869 builtCA-299
San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTexas Lodge No. 46 F. & A. M. was founded by Edward Farris Storey and first met in 1854.-
24Shasta Masonic Hall, or Western Star Lodge No. 2 - F & A.M.
1971 CP NRHP-listed
CA-299
Shasta, CaliforniaTwo-story brick building, included in NRHP-listed Shasta State Historic Park.-
25Suisun Masonic Lodge No. 551855 built
1978 NRHP-listed
623 Main St.
Suisun City, CaliforniaNRHP-listed-
26Molino Lodge Building1980 NRHP-listed3rd and C Sts.
Tehama-
27Masonic Temple-Naval Lodge No. 87, Free and Accepted Masons1918 built
2013 NRHP-listed
Marin & Virginia Sts.
Vallejo, CaliforniaMaybe 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?-
28Wheatland Masonic Temple1898 built
1993 NRHP-listed
400 Front St.
Wheatland, CaliforniaClassical 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.-
29Windsor Masonic Temple1898 built371 Windsor River Road
Windsor, CaliforniaBurned in 1905, severely damaged in 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Now a Windsor historical landmark.-
30Woodbridge Masonic Lodge No. 1311882 built
1989 NRHP-listed
1040 Augusta St.
Woodbridge, CaliforniaGothic style-
31Ionic Masonic Center1950 built1122 South La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, California-
32Elysian Masonic Temple
Opened 19591900 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
Los Angeles, CaliforniaHome to the, 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 -

Illinois

Maine

BuildingImageDatesLocationCity, StateDescription
1Masonic Hall (Augusta, Maine)1894 built
1986 NRHP-listed
313-321 Water St.
Augusta, MaineRenaissance-style, designed by John Spofford
2Masonic Temple (Belfast, Maine)1877 built
1973 NRHP-listed
High St.
Belfast, Maine
3Masonic Hall 1916 builtGuilford, MaineBuilt 1916. Demolished in 2000.
4Kora Temple1908 built
1975 NRHP-listed
11 Sabattus St.
Lewiston, MaineDesigned by George M. Coombs in Exotic Revival and/or Moorish style
5Masonic Temple (Portland, Maine)1911 built
1982 NRHP-listed

Portland, Maine

Massachusetts

Boston has been the site of several significant Masonic buildings.
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 and was the site of many public lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson, including his reading of The Transcendentalist in 1842. Masons used the Masonic Temple for meetings until 1858, when the building was sold to the U.S. government for use as a courthouse. 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. The second temple was also destroyed by fire in 1895 and replaced at the same location with a building designed by George F. Loring and Sanford Phipps, dedicated on December 27, 1899.
Also in Massachusetts:
BuildingImageDatesLocationCity, StateDescription
4Lynn Masonic Hall1880 built
1979 NRHP-listed

Lynn, MassachusettsA Gothic-style building from 1880, NRHP-listed
5Masonic Building (Newton, Massachusetts)1896 built
1986 CP
296 to 304 Walnut Street & 456 to 460 Newtonville AvenueNewton, MassachusettsPart of Newtonville Historic District, which is NRHP-listed
6Masonic Temple (Quincy, Massachusetts)1926 built
1989 NRHP-listed
1170 Hancock St.
Quincy, MassachusettsClassical Revival building from 1926
7Masonic Block (Reading, Massachusetts)1984 NRHP-listed600-622 Main Street
Reading, MassachusettsLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals and other architecture
8Masonic Temple (Springfield, Massachusetts)1923 built
1983 NRHP-listed
339-341 State Street
Springfield, MassachusettsClassical Revival
9Masonic Temple (Worcester, Massachusetts)1914 built
1980 NRHP-listed
Ionic Ave.
Worcester, MassachusettsClassical Revival
10Masonic HospitalShrewsbury, MassachusettsFormer 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.

New Hampshire

Ohio

BuildingImageDatesLocationCity, StateDescription
1Times Building-Lodge Hall1902 built
1989 NRHP-listed
19 E. Waterloo St.
Canal Winchester, Ohio
1.5Masonic Lodge (Circleville, Ohio)1876 built
1978 NRHP CP
113-115 S. Court St.
Circleville, OhioIncluded in Circleville Historic District
2Cleveland Masonic Temple1920 built
2001 NRHP-listed
3615 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OhioLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements architecture
3Masonic Temple (Columbus, Ohio)1899 built
1997 NRHP-listed
34 N. 4th St.
Columbus, OhioClassical Revival
4York Lodge No. 5631915 built
1984 NRHP-listed
1276 N. High St.
Columbus, OhioLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Italian Renaissance architecture
5York Rite Masonic Temple1925 built
1983 NRHP-listed
861-867 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Columbus, OhioAlso known as Pythian Temple and James Pythian Theater, a Colonial Revival building from 1925, NRHP-listed
6Dayton Masonic Center1925-1928 built
1986 CP-NRHP-listed
573 W. Riverview Avenue
Dayton, OhioClassical Revival
7Masonic Temple1890 built
1995 NRHP-listed
422 Broadway
East Liverpool, OhioBuilt 1916 in Colonial Revival style. as a private residence, it was purchased by the Masons in 1910 and converted into a meeting hall. Also known as the "Godwin-Knowles House".
8Masonic Temple1880-84 built
1974 NRHP-listed
409 West Main Street
Kent, OhioAn Italianate house, originally the home of the Marvin Kent family, it was purchased by the local Masonic lodge in 1923 and converted into a meeting hall.
9Masonic Temple (Mechanicsburg, Ohio)1909 built
1985 NRHP-listed
N. Main St.
Mechanicsburg, OhioBungalow/Craftsman
10Medina Masonic Temple and Medina Theater1924 built
2002 NRHP-listed
120 N. Elmwood Ave. and 139 W. Liberty St.
Medina, OhioGreek Revival
11Niles Masonic Temple1923 built
2006 NRHP-listed
22 W. Church St.
Niles, OhioLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals
12Rushville Masonic Hallc.1850 built
1980 NRHP CP
Main St. & Market St.
Richland Township, Fairfield County, OhioTown Hall and Masonic Hall, in Rushville Historic District
13Masonic Temple (Sandusky, Ohio)1889 built302 Wayne St.
Sandusky, OhioRomanesque; also known as "Science Lodge No. 50 F & A M", determined NRHP-eligible
14Masonic Temple (Springfield, Ohio)1927 built
2008 NRHP-listed
125 W. High St.
Springfield, OhioNRHP-listed
15Masonic Temple Building (Vermilion, Ohio)1870 built
1979 NRHP-listed
Main St., S. of Liberty St.
Vermilion, OhioItalianate
16New England Lodge1820 built
1973 NRHP-listed
634 N. High St.
Worthington, OhioAsserted in 1999 to be the oldest Masonic lodge west of the Allegheny Mountains which has been in continuous Masonic use. Plans in 2016 were to convert it to condominiums, though retaining space for a Masonic museum and offices.
17West Milton Lodge No. 5771983 built102 North Washington St.
West Milton, Ohio
18Masonic Temple (Youngstown, Ohio)1909 built
1997 NRHP-listed
223–227 Wick Ave.
Youngstown, OhioColonial Revival
In January 2016 it was announced that the Masons could no longer afford the building and that the building was to be sold.
19Masonic Lodge No. 4721884 built
2000 NRHP-listed
18 Commercial St.
Zaleski, OhioItalianate
20Lafayette Lodge No. 791857 built
1978 NRHP-listed
333 Market St.
Zanesville, Ohio
21Masonic Temple Building (Zanesville, Ohio)1903 built
1990 NRHP-listed
36-42 N. Fourth St.
Zanesville, OhioSecond Renaissance Revival.
22St. Mark's Masonic Temple No. 7 of the Prince Hall Free & Accepted Masons1927 built, 2009 listed988 E. Long StreetColumbus, Ohio

Texas

Vermont

BuildingImageDatesLocationCity, StateDescription
1Masonic Temple1929 "created"
1979 NRHP-CP-listed
2 Academy StreetBarre, VermontMonumental pedimented Tuscan portico, Masonic Temple signage, and offices extension to the rear added in 1929 to c.1830-built Greek Revival house. Included in Barre Downtown Historic District.
2Burlington Masonic Temple1897 built
1974 NRHP-CP-listed
1, 3 and 5 Church Street corner of Pearl StreetBurlington, VermontRichardsonian Romanesque; included in Head of Church Street Historic District.
3Masonic Temple (Northfield, Vermont)Elm & S. MainNorthfield, Vermont
4Masonic Temple1912 built
1980 NRHP CP
Eastern AvenueSt. Johnsbury, VermontContributing in St. Johnsbury Historic District.

Insular areas

Puerto Rico

List of masonic buildings in Puerto Rico, an insular area of the United States, include:
BuildingImageDatesLocationCity, StateDescription
1Logia Adelphia1912 built
1986 NRHP-listed
64E Sol Street
Mayagüez, Puerto RicoDesigned by architect Sabas Honore, with elaborate and well-preserved front facade. In 1984, the building was still being used by Adelphia Lodge #1, the oldest Masonic Lodge located in Mayagüez.
2Logia Masónica Hijos de la Luz1894 built
1988 NRHP-listed
José Celso Barbosa Avenue
Yauco, Puerto RicoProbably the oldest Masonic building in Puerto Rico.