The two Masonic rooms are rectangular, following the shape of the biblical King Solomon’s temple. Snyder Hall is painted sky blue with daubs of white clouds. That’s a decorative, not symbolic ...

Washington St. in downtown Sonora. The new Sonora Lodge No. 887 is now located upstairs in the building known as Sonora Masonic Hall, built in 1850, the same year the Masons of California ...

The renovation project will restore the SCLC offices to their historic character, with National Park Service exhibits and educational signage. As part of the restoration and conservation of the lodge, ...