Exterior photo, front and side facades, of Fidelity Masonic Lodge #5, 11 Church Street, Grand Bank
Photo: Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador 2004
- Built
- 1904–1905
- Recognized
- 1989
- By
- Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador
The register’s text, word for word
Description
The Fidelity Lodge #5 is a wooden, 2 storey, Classical Revival building located at 11 Church Street, Grand Bank. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
Heritage value
The Fidelity Lodge was designated a registered heritage structure because it has architectural and cultural values.
The Fidelity Lodge is built in the Classical Revival style, and the best example of this style applied to a lodge building in Newfoundland. The building features a moulded fascia with plain soffit, pedimented windows and a gable peak on the Church Street elevation displaying the Masonic compasses and square with inset “G” motif, representing the three great lights of Masonry. The gable peak, minus the Masonic insignia, is repeated on the two ends of the building, but not on the rear. In 1991 the Fidelity Lodge was awarded the Southcott Award for heritage restoration by the Newfoundland Historic Trust.
Cultural
The Fidelity Lodge has cultural value because it has been used by the community for a variety of functions, such as a public gathering place, a courthouse and a Sunday School. The upper floor was strictly used for Masonic functions and the building is the last of its kind for the area.
SourceHeritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador unnumbered property designation file, 1 Springdale Street, St. John's, NL, A1C 5V5
Character‑defining elements
-Hip roof
-Narrow wooden clapboard
-Pedimented door surround
-Boxed pilasters
-Moulded fascia
-Masonic emblems
-1/1 double hung windows
-all those interior and exterior elements that embody Classical Revival architecture.
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Location
Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, A0E, Canada
47.10230° N, 55.75590° W
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From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.