RICHMOND MASONIC TEMPLE

AN EXPANDING METROPOLIS 

1950’s Richmond was growing, and with a population approaching 25,000, and many local dedicated Freemasons, a petition was sent to the Grand Lodge of BC & Yukon to form a new Lodge in the city.  On August 8, 1950, Richmond Lodge No. 142 was instituted in the Loyal Orange Hall while the building you are standing in front of was being constructed.  The original building was much more prominent from the street but only half the size of the present structure. Richmond, being the bustling commercial hub it is, has had many of its important businesses as tenants on the ground floor of this Masonic Temple starting with the Royal Bank in the 1950’s and now two businesses occupy the frontage.  

A hub of Masonic activity

Richmond Lodge No. 142 is the group of Freemasons who own and manage the Richmond Masonic Temple Society.  Pythagoras Lodge No. 194 surrendered its constitution in 2014 and joined Richmond Lodge No. 142.  Both of these Lodges practised Ancient work so the amalgamation was relatively smooth.  Centennial-King George Lodge No. 171 and Aviation Lodge No. 175 also meet at this Temple as well as Simon Fraser Royal Arch Chapter No. 40, a concordant body of Freemasonry. You can learn more about the history of these Lodges and concordant bodies below.