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Grade B+ listed · HED
Built 1860–1879
Address
13–14 Arthur Square, Belfast
Use
Hall, as built
Record
HB26/50/039
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Grade B+ listed building · HED

Masonic Building

13–14 Arthur Square, Belfast

Listed Grade B+Grade B+ is the next 7.4% of Northern Ireland’s listed buildings
HHouseBBuilt 1860–1879
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Masonic Building

Masonic Building is one of 97 Grade B+ listed buildings in Belfast and about 679 in Northern Ireland. It stands at 13–14 Arthur Square, Belfast, was built between 1860 and 1879, and is still a hall. Within 400 metres are 11 more Grade A buildings and 117 other listed buildings.

Grade B+ is for buildings of particular quality or interest, about 7.4% of all listed buildings in Northern Ireland. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Belfast · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Masonic BuildingStart here
  2. 29 Chichester StreetGrade B+ · 0.1 mi on
  3. 356-58 Donegall PlaceGrade B+ · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Linen Hall LibraryGrade B+ · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5First Marquis of Dufferin MemorialGrade A · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
Malmaison HotelGrade B+0.2miFirst Presbyterian ChurchGrade A0.2miTesco, 2 Royal AvenueGrade B+0.2miVictoria MonumentGrade A0.2miBoer War MonumentGrade B+0.2miUlster Reform ClubGrade B+0.2mi
Around it

11 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade A and B+ ones open their own page; Grade B ones open the official list entry.

BMayfair Building34 mB1- 5 Castle Lane & 23-29 Cornmarket50 mBArthur Chambers55 mBState Buildings73 mBFormer Ross Mineral Water Works84 mBWoolworths and Burton Buildings84 mBThe Morning Star99 mB25-39 Arthur Street103 mB37-43 High Street106 mB8 - 18 Castle Place137 mBMalcolm Jewellers140 m
More like it

Grade A and B+ houses near Belfast

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Carrickfergus Borough CouncilCarrickfergus · 9 mi away
Hill House, 35 Main StreetHillsborough and Culcavy · 11 mi away
Summer HouseHillsborough and Culcavy · 11 mi away
Trevor HouseHillsborough and Culcavy · 11 mi away
8 The SquareHillsborough and Culcavy · 11 mi away
The Lady Alice TempleHillsborough and Culcavy · 11 mi away
Royal Ulster Yacht ClubBangor · 12 mi away
Pogue's Entry Historical CottageAntrim · 14 mi away

Questions about Masonic Building

Is Masonic Building listed?

Yes. Masonic Building is listed Grade B+ on the Department for Communities’ Historic Buildings Record (list entry HB26/50/039).

Can you visit Masonic Building?

Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

Listed buildings: Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division, via Open Data NI (Open Government Licence v3.0). Photos: Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, credited above, copied to our own server. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Sources: Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division: Historic Buildings Record (listed grades A, B+, B1, B2, B), scheduled monument areas and the register of historic parks, gardens and demesnes, October 2026, via Open Data NI, inside NISRA’s settlement development limit. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.