About Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures
Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30 consists of two historic buildings located at 1900 3rd Avenue, South in Anoka, Minnesota. Both were owned by Anoka Lodge No 30 AF & AM, which was chartered on October 25, 1859. Colonial Hall, also known as the Aldrich House for its association with local medical and civil leaders Alanson and Flora Aldrich, is a two-story wooden building built in 1904 in a combination of Colonial Revival and Greek Revival styles. Its architect is unknown. It was purchased by Anoka Lodge in 1921. In 1922, construction began on the present two-story redbrick Masonic temple, which is located behind but to the north of the Colonial Hall. Designed by Frederick Marsh in the Georgian Revival style, it was completed and occupied in 1923.
