The Masonic Center (also known as the Masonic Temple) is a Renaissance style building in

Grand Forks, North Dakota Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...

. It was designed by architect Joseph Bell DeRemer and was constructed by the

Dinnie Brothers The Dinnie Brothers was a construction firm in Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. They built over 60 percent of the commercial buildings in Grand Forks, and much of downtown Fargo after the Fargo Fire of 1893. Both brothers were born at Dundas C ...

in 1913. and It replaced the first

Masonic Temple A Masonic Temple or Masonic Hall is, within Freemasonry, the room or edifice where a Masonic Lodge meets. Masonic Temple may also refer to an abstract spiritual goal and the conceptual ritualistic space of a meeting. Development and history In ...

in Grand Forks, which had burned, and which was later reconstructed as the Stratford Building. This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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Renaissance Revival architecture in North Dakota Masonic buildings completed in 1913 Masonic buildings in North Dakota Joseph Bell DeRemer buildings Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota 1913 establishments in North Dakota National Register of Historic Places in Grand Forks, North Dakota {{NorthDakota-NRHP-stub