{"id":2388,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-08-04 23:24:46","latitude":48.1960102895800019950911519117653369903564453125,"longitude":-114.3124787539700264460407197475433349609375,"title":"Masonic Temple, Kalispell","subtitle":"Kalispell Main Steet Historic District","fullsize":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/dea379cc0e691601499f7b9279dd3e89.jpg","address":"239 South Main Street, Kalispell, Montana","all_locations":[],"zoom":17,"creator":["Montana National Register Sign Program"],"description":"Seventeen charter members formed Kalispell Lodge No. 42 in 1892. Masons first held lodge meetings in several locations. Work began on this building in 1904, but when the Great Northern Railway moved its division point to Whitefish, the town paused and construction stopped. In a show of faith in the town’s future, the Renaissance Revival style temple was completed in 1905. Designed by architect George Shanley, the lodge hall was upstairs while commercial tenants, including J. C. Penney’s from 1924 to 1956, occupied the ground floor. During World War I, the Century Club ran a store in the basement. There, 115 “liberty-loving women”—including one who had also knitted during the Civil War—sewed and knit everything from surgeons’ gowns and bed caps to sweaters and socks for men in the trenches. The store raised $2,000 for the Red Cross. By 1922, Lodge No. 42 had grown to 400 members who filled the upstairs lodge hall. Despite some changes, the Renaissance Revival style upper story remains pristine, featuring grand arched windows with keystones, intricate brickwork, and ornamental concrete and rough-cut stone.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"Private","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/5b672beb-faa8-402a-a856-24702d8e4340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read about Kalispell Main Street Historic District </a>","<a href=\"https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/14de396f-ce0b-4e34-9df6-fc39d3223ee2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See photos of Kalispell Main Street Historic District</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/dea379cc0e691601499f7b9279dd3e89.jpg":{"id":6695,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Masonic Temple, Kalispell","description":"View of facade | Montana Historical Society | July 2026 | Arizona Duff","alt":"alt=&quot;&quot;","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/dea379cc0e691601499f7b9279dd3e89.jpg"},"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/dd4a0ce6357071af7a4e436bf7f61954.jpg":{"id":6694,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Masonic Temple, Kalispell","description":"Front to side view of building | Montana Historical Society | July 2026 | Arizona Duff","alt":"alt=&quot;&quot;","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/dd4a0ce6357071af7a4e436bf7f61954.jpg"},"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/adee868e9e7c44b3893e06fd87937844.jpg":{"id":498,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Masonic Temple, Kalispell, Montana","description":"Illustrated postcard of Masonic Temple, Kalispell. Carter Mercantile Co. visible in lower level. No postmark; unused postcard. PAc 2013-50 Kalispell - Buildings, General - Masonic Temple | Montana Historical Society Research Center Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana | no date | Publisher unknown","alt":"alt=&quot;&quot;","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/adee868e9e7c44b3893e06fd87937844.jpg"},"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/975a4691b2518e10a761db5f6ffe2f8c.jpg":{"id":477,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Masonic Temple, Kalispell","description":"Black and white view of facade. Photo adhered to info sheet with Ref. #11g-241 (verso unavailable).  | Official records of the Montana State Historic Preservation Office, Helena, Montana | ca. 1990s | Unidentified photographer","alt":"alt=&quot;&quot;","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/975a4691b2518e10a761db5f6ffe2f8c.jpg"},"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/29c1b993af8b42964d993e705b36fd63.jpg":{"id":499,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"View of Main Street, Kalispell.","description":"View looking north on Main St. from just south of Third St., Kalispell, Montana. Decorative street lamps line the sidewalks on both sides, two people ride bicycles near automobiles in the distance, while a street sweeper pushes a broom in the gutter on the right. Visible buildings and establishments include (from left to right) J.C. Penney Company, Wilson&#039;s store, Kalispell Hotel, Cannon&#039;s clothing store, F &amp; S Drugs, K &amp; T Rooms, the Masonic Temple, Buck&#039;s Grocery, and the Kalispell Furniture &amp; Mfg. Co. Catalog #948-821 | Montana Historical Society Research Center Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana | October 1923 | Photographer unidentified","alt":"alt=&quot;&quot;","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/29c1b993af8b42964d993e705b36fd63.jpg"},"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/fullsize/3ac170a9e252461dcba1c08500188279.jpg":{"id":500,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"View of Main Street, Kalispell.","description":"View looking north on Main St. from the intersection of Main and Third streets, Kalispell, Montana. Decorative street lamps line the sidewalks on both sides and numerous automobiles are parked along the street with several driving in the street. Several people walk across the street and a boy rides a bicycle in the street. Visible buildings and establishments include (from left to right) Wilson&#039;s store, Kalispell Hotel, Cannon&#039;s clothing store, Jones Drug Co., F &amp; S Drugs, K &amp; T Rooms, Glacier Park Photo Shop, and the Masonic Temple. Catalog #948-827 | Montana Historical Society Research Center Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana | October 1923 | Photographer unidentified","alt":"alt=&quot;&quot;","thumbnail":"https://mail.historicmt.org/files/square_thumbnails/3ac170a9e252461dcba1c08500188279.jpg"}}}