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Remembering the Fraternity Club, San Francisco’s Masonic Private Club

From 1916 to 1961, the Fraternity Club of San Francisco, headquartered at the Palace Hotel, was

How Masonic Relief Boards Provided Support for 100 Years

For more than a century, California Masons supported one another—and brothers from around the world—through a

At the Rose Parade, Remembering the Masonic Floats of Yesteryear

Remembering the most over-the-top Masonic floats from years past at the annual Tournament of Roses parade

At Fidelity No. 120, a Fraternal Home for San Francisco’s Jewish Masons

For more than a century, Fidelity No. 120 was home to a robust Jewish membership.

How Arthur and Lucia Mathews’ Artworks Vanished from the Masonic Temple

The influential artists Arthur and Lucia Mathews once designed the interior of the Grand Lodge Temple.

The Masonic Map of San Francisco

Mapping San Francisco’s historic—and current—Masonic meeting places.

Then and Now: Masonic Landmarks of San Francisco

Four San Francisco Masonic landmarks of yesteryear get a new lease on life.

The Mission Masonic Temple, a Splendid Survivor

Hiding in plain sight on one of the city’s busiest blocks, the Mission Masonic Temple is

At the Prince Hall Apartments, a Complicated Legacy

The Prince Hall Apartments, built by the fraternal order during San Francisco’s urban renewal, are a

The Masonic Streets of San Francisco

Throughout San Francisco, street names share subtle reminders of a fraternal past.

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