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 Star in the West No. 40 - Red Lodge, MT Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 45° 11.284 W 109° 14.819
12T E 637711 N 5005337
To emphasize their importance to the community, the Masons of Deer Lodge erected a large, imposing building to house their meeting hall. Chartered September 24, 1890, Star of the West No. 40 remains in operation today, meeting every 3rd Tuesday.
Waymark Code: WMWCH8
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2017
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The Red Lodge Masonic Hall, built in 1909, is adorned with light colored brick trim to complement the red brick of the building. The light colored brick appears primarily as a diamond pattern below corbeled brick dentils at the cornice, both of which run the length of both street facing sides of the building. Between the first and second stories is a beltline of light brick, while in upper floor window lintels are triple keystones of light brick. All larger windows are rectangular, while two doors and two small windows at the rear of the building have flat arched lintels. The furthest to the rear door of the two serves the Masons as the entrance to the upper story meeting hall.
The front entrance, originally centered in the building, has been moved to the corner facing the intersection of Broadway and 10th Street. We suspect that the cornerstone was moved at the same time as it is now in the front corner opposite the intersection, the norm being for a cornerstone to be placed in the corner of a building nearest the intersection.
Star In The West Lodge No 40, Red Lodge 59068
Dispensation issued on May 31, 1890 to operate as Star of The West Lodge (U.D.),
Chartered September 24, 1890 as Star In The West No. 40. The Lodge consolidated with
Albert Pike Lodge No. 133, Bear Creek on December 16, 1931 as Star in the West No. 40
at Red Lodge.
From the Grand Lodge of Montana
MASONIC LODGES: LODGE
GRAND MASONIC LODGES: Not listed
Other: Not listed
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