Name/Title
Plaque: Square and Compass used in the old hall at Steilacoom No.2 (pre-1910)Entry/Object ID
2023.42.1Description
Plaque: Masonic Emblem. Square and Compass used in the old hall at Steilacoom No.2 , which stood at Wilkes and Commercial Street, prior to 1910. Puyallup, Washington. Likeliest timeframe: 1872-1910 (based on historical notes in accession folder)Made/Created
Date made
circa 1872 - circa 1910General Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Taken from the Steilacoom Lodge Website on 8/23/23:
"Steilacoom Lodge originally met in a hall at the corner of Balch and Starling streets in Steilacoom. For a brief time, the lodge was held in a building constructed at the corner of Wilkes and Commercial streets, but due to financial difficulties, the lodge moved back into the original hall at Balch and Starling. However, due to a fire in 1868 (supposedly caused by a cigar left smoldering in the lodge room), the lodge moved into a building located on the corner of Wilkes and Commercial streets in Steilacoom until 1872 when they moved to a building across the street – the same building that they had temporarily occupied in the early 1860’s. The fire was a devastating occurrence for the Lodge – we lost our records, regalia, and our original charter in addition to the building itself...Steilacoom Lodge moved to a new location on Lafayette Street in 1910 where they remained until 1991."Create Date
August 23, 2023