History:
The Freemasons of Washington are members of
a Fraternal Organization dedicated to making good men better and
thereby making the community better. Two Masonic Lodges, chartered by the Grand
Lodge of Free & Accepted
Masons of Washington,
are co-located at the historic Victory Memorial Masonic Temple. These
Lodges are: Bremerton Lodge #117 and William
H. Upton Naval & Military Lodge #206. Lodge 117 was
constituted in 1902 and Lodge 206
was constituted in 1915.
Through a property transaction with the Episcopal
Church in 1915, the church was moved from 5th and Warren to Chester and
6th Streets. The Victory Memorial Masonic Temple cornerstone
was laid at 5th & Warren in 1919 and the building was completed
and dedicated on May 8th, 1920. The building is owned by the Masonic
Temple Board which is comprised of stock owners from the constituent
Masonic Bodies that use the Temple.
Newspaper Temple History Clippings and Corner Stone
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