The Masonic Lodge was one of the first buildings erected after the town was surveyed in 1791. The role of the lodge was of importance to the infant community, as it was used for church services, agricultural society meetings and was the site of the opening of the first session of the first Parliament of Upper Canada.
The original lodge was burned in 1813. The new building, erected on the site in 1816, was used as a store, a school and military barracks until the 1870s when the freemasons bought the barracks and refitted it, thus returning to their original site.
Hours of Operation
Not open to the public, except for the Doors Open festival.
Further Information
Doors Open Niagara: www.doorsopenniagara.com/notl/notl_mh.htm
Niagara Falls Library General Photograph Collection: www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=95996
Niagara Masonic Hall
153 King Street
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
L0S 1J0
Telephone
905-468-0386
GPS Co-ordinates
Latitude 43.25589180310
Longitude -79.07010578670
UTM easting 656650
UTM northing 4791040
Administration
W. Bro. Blair A. Yauch
District Secretary
Niagara Masonic Hall
153 King Street
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
L0S 1J0
Tel 905-468-0386
Toll free www.niagaramasons.com
Email niagaraadistsec@cogeco.ca
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