Dunton Masonic Temple: A Clubhouse Before a Lodge

Dunton’s Masonic temple began as a clubhouse before Dunton Lodge No. 1017 received its charter. In 1921, members drawn from fifty-nine lodges launched a community hall on Van Wyck Boulevard, building in stages and raising funds through bazaars. Follow its documented beginnings, decades of lodge activity and the unanswered questions surrounding its disappearance.