Freemasons meet in Lodges, and the Lodges of many countries have built halls and temples. Twenty of them are shown here, with the source for each.
Freemasons’ Hall
London, United Kingdom
The Art Deco headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England, built between 1927 and 1933 as a memorial to the Freemasons killed in the First World War.
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House of the Temple
Washington, United States
Built in 1915 to the design of John Russell Pope for the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction, and modelled on the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
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Masonic Temple
Philadelphia, United States
Built between 1868 and 1873 as the headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, with seven lodge rooms; a National Historic Landmark since 1985.
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George Washington Masonic National Memorial
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
A granite tower of 333 feet, built between 1922 and 1932 after the lighthouse of Ostia, and a National Historic Landmark since 2015.
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Detroit Masonic Temple
Detroit, United States
Opened in 1926, the largest Masonic temple in the world, with 1,037 rooms and three theatres.
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Masonic Hall
New York, United States
The headquarters of the Grand Lodge of New York, begun in 1909, with lodge rooms in Egyptian, Gothic and Renaissance styles.
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Freemasons’ Hall, George Street
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Built in 1911–12 as the headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Scotland; a Category A listed building.
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Freemasons’ Hall, Molesworth Street
Dublin, Ireland
The purpose-built headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, opened in 1869 and in continuous use since.
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Gran Templo Nacional Masónico
Havana, Cuba
An eleven-storey Art Deco building inaugurated in 1955, with a rotating globe on top and a national Masonic museum.
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Frimurerlogen, Blegdamsvej
Copenhagen, Denmark
Built between 1923 and 1927, with two entrance columns of 16 metres; King Christian X laid the foundation stone.
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Freemasons’ Hall, Coleman Street
Singapore
Consecrated in 1879 and still used by the lodges; an English Renaissance hall with a Doric colonnade.
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Masonic Memorial Temple
Brisbane, Australia
Opened in 1930 as a memorial to the First World War, with a six-column Corinthian portico; listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
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Templo Masónico, Calle San Lucas
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
The temple was built to the design of the architect Manuel de Cámara, and it is the only building in Spain raised expressly as a Masonic lodge. The Government of the Canary Islands declared it a Bien de Interés Cultural, with the category of Monument, on 6 November 2007.
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Pavillon de David (Temple de David)
Épône, Yvelines, France
Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles had the Pavillon de David built in 1785, and it is the oldest Masonic temple still standing in France. It has been classified as a Monument historique since 28 August 1947, and it is State property.
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Masonic Building
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts has its headquarters at 186 Tremont Street, in a building of 1898 that is the third Grand Lodge structure on the site. It holds six meeting halls, a research library on Freemasonry and the offices of the Grand Lodge.
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Scottish Rite Cathedral
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
The architect George F. Schreiber designed the cathedral for the Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis, and it was completed in 1929. The building is 330 feet long and 120 feet wide, with a Gothic tower of 212 feet that holds a carillon of 54 bells; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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Masonic Hall, Hope Street
Liverpool, United Kingdom
The Masonic Hall at 22 Hope Street is a stone building of the 1850s with a rusticated ground floor and an Ionic doorcase. Historic England listed it at Grade II on 19 June 1985.
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Freemasons’ Hall, Park Street
Bristol, United Kingdom
The building was put up in 1821–23 as the Philosophical and Literary Institution, to a design by Cockerell, with a carved panel by E. H. Baily above the door. It is now a Freemasons’ hall and has been listed at Grade II* since 1959.
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Masonic Memorial Temple
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
John S. Archibald designed the temple, which was built in 1929–30 as a memorial to the Freemasons who served in the First World War. It has been a National Historic Site of Canada since 2001, and its interior is modelled on King Solomon’s temple.
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Adelaide Masonic Centre
Adelaide, Australia
Bruce and Harrall designed the centre at 254 North Terrace in the Classical Revival style, and it was completed in 1927. It is the home of the Grand Lodge of South Australia and the meeting place of several lodges, and it has been a State Heritage Place since 8 November 1984.
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