KASLO MASONIC LODGE

The oldest wooden structured Lodge building in British Columbia

This Masonic Hall, at 301 A  Avenue in Kaslo, British Columbia, at the corner of A Avenue and Third Street, is a two-storey wooden frame structure built for local merchants, the Green brothers, as a replacement for their earlier store destroyed by fire.  Local tax records first included the new building in 1894.  Kaslo Lodge No. 25 received its charter in 1895, and in 1897, entered a lease agreement for the addition of the second floor.  This space was then furnished as a Lodge room, which remains largely unchanged.

In 1938, the building was acquired by the Lodge, and is today the property of the Kaslo Masonic Holding Society.  The building is in good condition, and although the exterior is covered by synthetic siding its overall form is retained. It is one of the oldest Masonic Halls in use in Western Canada, and the oldest original wooden structure free-standing Lodge building in British Columbia. The Lodge room upstairs is still in its original state and has held meetings each year since it was furnished in 1896. As of 2020, there are 21 active members of the Lodge.