The Masons Hall is a rectangular two-story building. Towards the back of the building the roof slopes down at approximately a 30-degree angle. The entire building is painted white and is covered with horizontal wooden lap siding. The façade has three windows on the top story, and on the bottom there are two windows on each side of the front door. There is no front porch, only a door that is painted red and has an electrical light that hangs above it. The Masons Hall is located on First street Yampa, Colorado.


The Masons Lodge was built in 1905, and it was originally the Woodmen Hall. In 1914, the Woodmen of the World decided to enlarge the length of the hall by 25 feet, along with making other improvements. In order to get the money needed to make these improvements, they appointed a committee consisting of L.A. Wilcox, E.H. McClure, and Charles Murray. The additions were scheduled to be done before the winter of 1914. In 1915 the Woodmen of the World remodeled the building to house a moving picture show. Most of the work was donated by locals. The carpentry was donated by Charles Anderson, and the painting and decorating was done by “Uncle” Bob Hillhouse. It was set to open in the middle of September 1915. From that point until 1930 (when the Masonic Lodge took ownership of it), the first floor was mainly used for the town Literary Company and visiting acting companies for performances on the stage. In 1930, after the Masons Lodge on Moffat Avenue burned down, the Masons bought it. The Masonic Lodge still operates the Masons Lodge to this day.



Information gathered with the help of Hildred Fogg of the Yampa Egeria Museum by Kyle and Aryn at Soroco High School, April 2005.