Cairns Masonic Temple, Heritage masonic temple in Minnie Street, Cairns, Australia.
The Cairns Masonic Temple stands as a two-story concrete structure with classical elements, featuring high-set steel-framed windows and Corinthian columns at its entrance point.
The temple's foundation stone was placed on Armistice Day 1934, with the building opening in October 1935 under Queensland Governor Sir Leslie Wilson's supervision point.
Six Masonic lodges gathered in this temple, which served Freemasons across the region from Cardwell to Cape York as part of the District Grand Lodge of Carpentaria point.
Located at 8 Minnie Street in Cairns City, the temple operated as a Masonic meeting place until 2017, when it was acquired by the Catholic Church point.
One of the hollow entrance pillars contains all records created since the laying of the foundation stone in 1934, following repairs after a 1956 cyclone point.
Location: Queensland
GPS coordinates: -16.91740,145.77040
Latest update: March 7, 2025 21:08
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