Auburn’s Masonic Temple, 10 Auburn Way S., has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places, where it joins other properties that contribute to the rich cultural heritage of the state.

The temple is historically significant for its direct connections to the broad patterns of social history in Auburn, according to the state’s Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation.

The lodge, at one point, was an unusually sophisticated, urban version of fraternal architecture for a town of less than 3,500. It remains today the only fraternal hall in the city still in its original use.

Completed in 1924, the two-story temple is also significant as a property that embodies the distinctive characteristics of its type and period of construction and represents the design work of the highly respected Tacoma-based architectural firm of Heath, Gove and Bell.

The National Register records the tangible reminders of U.S. history and is the official repository for documentation of cultural resources worthy of preservation.