List of Masonic buildings

List of Masonic buildings identifies notable buildings around the world that were constructed by Masonic bodies, were converted to Masonic purposes by the fraternity, or that have some other strong association with Freemasonry. Masonic buildings in the United States are listed at List of Masonic buildings in the United States

Often these buildings are formally named or popularly referred to as "Masonic Halls", "Masonic Centers", or "Masonic Temples". Another common term for such buildings is "Masonic Lodge", however some would reserve use of this term to refer to the local chapters that meet within the buildings, and not to the buildings themselves.

Many buildings that were built to house Masonic lodge meetings and ritual activities are now regarded as landmarks. In other cases, Masonic bodies converted existing landmark buildings to Masonic use.^[1] Many buildings of both types are now listed on heritage registers.

1 Buildings built or used by Masonic bodies
2 See also
3 References

Buildings built or used by Masonic bodies [edit]

Notable buildings built by Masonic bodies, or extensively used for Masonic purposes, are grouped by country.

Australia [edit]

Masonic Memorial Temple in Brisbane

New South Wales
- Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney^[2]

Queensland
- Brisbane Masonic Memorial Temple, Brisbane

Victoria
- Bendigo Masonic Hall, now The Capital - Bendigo's Performing Arts Centre, Bendigo^[3]
- Freemasons' Hospital, Melbourne
- Collingwood United Masonic Temple, Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia^[4] ^[5]
- Crewswick Masonic Centre, Victoria, Australia^[6]
- Dallas Brooks Centre, Melbourne^[7] Home of United Grand Lodge Victoria (UGLV). ^[8]
- Ivalda Masonic Temple, Darebin, Victoria, Australia^[9]

Bermuda [edit]

State House, St. George's - The oldest stone building in Bermuda, it housed Bermuda's Parliament from 1620 until 1815, when the capital was relocated to Hamilton. Since 1815 it has been leased in perpetuity to a Masonic Lodge.

Canada [edit]

Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple, in Quebec, Canada

Masonic Temple (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)^[10]
Masonic Temple in London, Ontario, 453 Dufferin Ave., London, Ontario^[11]
Masonic Temple in Toronto, also known as the CTV Temple home of MTV Canada.^{[citation needed]}
Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple^{[citation needed]}
Scottish Rite Castle, 4 Queen Street South, in Hamilton, Ontario^[11]

Denmark [edit]

Freemasons' Hall, Copenhagen

Hong Kong [edit]

Zetland Hall is the headquarters of the District Grand Lodge of Hong Kong and the Far East.^[12] Hong Kong Freemasons built the first Zetland Hall in 1865 and used it until it was destroyed in an air raid in 1944.^[13] In 1949 it was replaced by the second Zetland Hall.

India [edit]

Goshamal Baradari, in Hyderabad, India, built in 1682,^[14] and donated to the fraternity in 1872 by the Nizam of Hyderabad,^[15]

The 324-year-old Goshamahal Baradari is considered by the Freemasons as a precious monument with its massive, majestic balustrades, walls adorned by portraits and photographs of Freemasons in their regalia and an equally lavish banquet hall, all being awe-inspiring sights. Now the oldest Masonic temple in the country, the Baradari has nine Masonic lodges and chapters meeting inside its imposing interiors.

Freemasonry, said to be among the "world's oldest secular fraternal societies," is based on the "principles of fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man" and has a member list that boasts of names like Justice Devender Gupta, several nawabs of the Nizam's era, Nawab Salar Jung Bahadur, Maharaja Kishen Pershad, Raja Venkata Ram Reddy and several others.

Malaysia [edit]

Penang Masonic Temple, in Penang^[16]

Pakistan [edit]

Masonic Temple, Lahore; meeting place for Lodge of Hope and Perseverance No. 782
Freemasons Lodge Building, Karachi. Built by the Freemason’s Trust before World War I; now used by the Sindh Wildlife Department Conservator; renovations began in circa 2008.^[17]

Spain [edit]

Masonic Temple of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Masonic Temple of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands

Sri Lanka [edit]

Victoria Masonic Temple, Colombo
Kandy Masonic Temple, Kandy
New Masonic Temple, Nuwara Eliya
Masonic Temple, Kurunegala

United Kingdom [edit]

England [edit]

Freemason's Hall, London

London

- Freemasons' Hall, London is the home of the United Grand Lodge of England^[18]
- Headquarters, Order of Women Freemasons, a 19th century building at 27 Pembridge Gardens, Notting Hill, which is a Grade II listed building, that since 1924 has been home of Order of Women Freemasons
Cheltenham Masonic Hall Grade II* listed.^[19]
The Cloisters, Letchworth is a Grade II* listed building.^[20]
The Hanging Chapel in Langport is a Grade I listed building^[21] and a Scheduled Ancient Monument^[22] that became a masonic hall in 1891.
Old Orchard Street Theatre, Bath Theatre and church which became a masonic hall in 1865.
Phoenix Lodge, Sunderland. A Grade I listed building with the longest continuous usage of a Masonic meeting place in the world.^[23]
Royal Masonic School for Boys in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
Royal Masonic School in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. (Chapel is Grade II listed).^[24]
St Matthias Old Church, a Grade II listed building in Poplar, London.

Scotland [edit]

The building used by Lodge Mother Kilwinning Kilwinning, Ayrshire, consecrated in 1893, includes a museum of Masonic artefacts. The lodge traces its history to the building of Kilwinning Abbey, circa 1140. The current lodge building replaced a lodge building that was erected in 1779.^[25]
Pollokshields Burgh Hall in Glasgow, meeting place for Lodge Pollok, Pollokshields No. 772.