FORT NELSON MASONIC HALL

The Fort Nelson Lodge No. 179 building was originally built as a nurse’s residence in 1942 by the US Army at the Fort Nelson airport.

The building was acquired by five founding members of Fort Nelson Lodge No. 179:  Ross Clark, Ed McLeod, Ray Read, Hugh Gilbert and Bob Angus. They also purchased the land on which the building sits. In 1968 the building was moved from the airport to its present site. The members completed the renovations by 1970 and lent the building to Fort Nelson Lodge without charges until 1982. From 1982 to 2002, a legal lease was written up and a lease payment of $10.00 per year was paid to Grand Lodge. After this 20 year lease, the ownership was transferred to the Fort Nelson Temple Building Society and remains the same to this day.

Further renovations where completed in 1992 when the building was moved onto its basement and a front entrance was added.