Built in 1887, it was one of the first major buildings to be constructed on what would become Alamosa’s main street.  Street-level retail stores supported the second-story hall both physically and financially.

The Alamosa Masonic Temple Association, with its own funds, city support, and SHF grants, installed emergency exit doors, replaced the roof, and repaired and repainted the windows.  The second story cornice-and-cast-iron facade, with its elaborate Italianate trim, was badly damaged, weather, and faded.  Restoration required replacement finials, cornices, and parapet caps, all of modern zinc-coated steel and sheet aluminum.  The lodge members accomplished the restoration thanks to grants of nearly $142,000 from SHF and $50,000 raised by the Alamosa Masonic Temple Association.