Masonic Hall is a landmark historic building located at the key intersection of Bank Square in the heart of Eastport, Maine’s small downtown. The building was built in 1887 and designed by Boston and Saint John, New Brunswick architect, Henry Black. It forms part of a 30 building downtown National Register Historic District established in 1982. In the spring of 2019, the front of Masonic Hall was on the verge of outright collapse due to a severely compromised 50 foot wooden structural beam between the first and second floors. Fortunately, the Tides Institute & Museum of Art (TIMA) was able to purchase the building at this time and immediately replace the wooden structural beam with a steel beam. The ground level storefronts, which also were severely compromised, have also now been completely rebuilt as has half of the deteriorated ground level floor.
