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Masonic Temple
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National Register of Historic Places

Masonic Temple

Also known as Masonic Building

On the National Register since 198640 years
Second Renaissance Revival StyleListed 1986Billings
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About Masonic Temple

Masonic Temple, at 2806 Third Ave. N, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 17, 1986. It was among the first 12 of Billings’s 39 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Billings, Montana. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 17 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

2806 Third Ave. N, Billings · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Masonic TempleStart here
  2. 2Montana National BankBuilding · next door
  3. 3Babcock Theatre BuildingBuilding · next door
  4. 4Northern HotelBuilding · next door
  5. 5Acme BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 1912 · next door
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BElectric BuildingModern Movement0.1 miBDude Rancher LodgeModern Movement · Built 19500.1 miBBillings First Congregational ChurchBuilding0.1 miBBillings Chamber of Commerce BuildingItalian Renaissance Revival · Built 19110.1 miBParmly Billings Memorial LibraryRomanesque Style · Built 19710.2 miBKate Fratt Memorial Parochial SchoolBuilding0.2 miBOliver BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements · Built 19100.2 miBUS Post Office and Courthouse-BillingsBeaux Arts0.2 miBJames F. Battin Federal Building (Courthouse & Federal Office Building)Building0.2 miBArmour Cold StorageWestern Commercial0.3 miBL and L BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 18930.3 miDBillings Old Town Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miDBillings Townsite Historic District (Boundary Increase)Western Commercial0.3 miBAustin North HouseBuilt 19020.3 miBFire House No. 2Prairie Style · Built 19110.4 miDBillings Historic DistrictVictorian Italianate Style0.4 miBGarfield SchoolLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19200.5 miBI. D. O'Donnell HouseNeoclassical0.5 mi
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BCrystal Ice & Fuel CompanyBuilding0.5 miBMcKinley Elementary SchoolBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Masonic Temple

Is Masonic Temple on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 17, 1986 (Register number 86000847).

Is Masonic Temple a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Montana has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pictograph Cave, 4.8 miles away.

Can you visit Masonic Temple?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Masonic Temple?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 17 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71976699 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.