Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30

Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30
Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30 from the northwest
Location 1900 3rd Ave., S., Anoka, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°11′49″N 93°23′12″W / 45.19694°N 93.38667°W / 45.19694; -93.38667Coordinates: 45°11′49″N 93°23′12″W / 45.19694°N 93.38667°W / 45.19694; -93.38667
Area less than one acre
Built 1904 (Colonial Hall), 1922 (Masonic Lodge No. 30)[1]
Architect Frederick Marsh
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference # 79001182[2]
Added to NRHP December 31, 1979

Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30 consists of two historic buildings located at 1900 3rd Avenue, South in Anoka, Minnesota. Both were owned by Anoka Lodge No 30 AF & AM, which was chartered on October 25, 1859. Colonial Hall, also known as the Aldrich House for its association with local medical and civil leaders Alanson and Flora Aldrich, is a two-story wooden building built in 1904 in a combination of Colonial Revival and Greek Revival styles. Its architect is unknown. It was purchased by Anoka Lodge in 1921. In 1922, construction began on the present two-story redbrick Masonic temple, which is located behind but to the north of the Colonial Hall. Designed by Frederick Marsh in the Georgian Revival style, it was completed and occupied in 1923.

On December 31, 1979, Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30 was added to the National Register of Historic Places. As of 2017, Anoka Lodge No. 30 was still meeting in the lodge hall twice per month, along with Anoka-Shekinah Royal Arch Chapter #104, Zabud Cryptic Council #10, Order of the Eastern Star Marthas Chapter, Job’s Daughters Bethel 48, and Anoka DeMolay Chapter.[3]

In December 2012 the decision was made to sell Colonial Hall to a private party for restoration.

In 2016, Colonial Hall is occupied by a tenant, The Big White House, an antiques store.[4]

References

  1. ↑ City of Anoka Community Plan: NRHP properties, ch. 4, p.6, accessed Nov. 9, 2010
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ About Anoka Lodge No 30 AF & AM accessed Nov. 9, 2010 Archived 2010-05-01 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "The Big White House". Retrieved June 8, 2016.
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