Masonic Temple

The Masonic Temple at 339-341 State Street in Springfield is a monumental limestone-faced building constructed between 1923 and 1926 in a Neo-Classical style, designed by the local firm of McClintock & Craig and built by the A.E. Stephens Co. at a cost of about $1,000,000. Its interior contains multiple lodge rooms, an auditorium seating 1,500, and a banquet hall for 1,200, and it was equipped with early self-leveling electric elevators claimed to be the first of their type in New England. Erected by the seven local Masonic organizations after they outgrew earlier quarters, it served as the center for Masonic organizations in western Massachusetts for over fifty years and is significant as a major public monument of the 1920s.

Masonic Temple is a landmark in Springfield, Hampden County. It is one of 3,654 landmarks documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.

The site sits at 42.1055, -72.5803 near Springfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Springfield Armory - Original Purchase Marker (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Springfield Armory - Perimeter Fence and Gates, Springfield Armory - Gatehouse at Gate No. 3, and Springfield Armory - Roadway System.

This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.