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Ivalda Masonic Temple

Location

40-42 Salisbury Avenue IVANHOE, BANYULE CITY

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The Ivalda Masonic Temple, which was constructed in 1923 and 1924, is of significance.

How is it significant?

The Ivalda Masonic temple is of local historic, aesthetic and social significance in the City of Banyule.

Why is it significant?

The Ivalda Masonic Temple is socially and historically significant for its longstanding associations with the Masons, having been erected by the combined Lodges of Ivanhoe, Alphington and Darebin from which initials the unusual name of the building is derived. The building was designed by D.B. Reynolds and built by prominent Ivanhoe builder W.H.J.Bailey. The Ivalda Masonic Temple has been continually occupied and used by the Masonic community since 1924. (Criteria A & G)

Ivalda Masonic Temple is aesthetically significant as a building that is typically neo-Greek in style, an aesthetic commonly adopted by Masonic Orders. This Lodge is distinguished by the use of a domed roof and the highly symbolic decorative windows. It is an unusual building type and has no comparison in Banyule. (Criteria D & E)

Group

Community Facilities

Category

Hall Masonic