KORUMBURRA MASONIC LODGE

The Korumburra Masonic Temple, at 25 Bridge Street, Korumburra, built by Neil Falconer in 1905 and altered and extended in 1932, is significant. It is a large brick building with concealed gabled roofs behind a symmetrical rendered façade. The façade features two projecting bays which have stepped profiles, each with paired fluted pilasters and bands with triangulated Art Deco detailing including Egyptian style wave and sun motifs to the parapets. The bay to the left has paired entry doors, while the bay to the right has a blind opening. The same rendered details are used on the main façade behind. Other contributory features include:

Non-original alterations and additions are not significant.

The Korumburra Masonic Temple is of local historic, aesthetic and social significance to South Gippsland Shire.

Historically, the Korumburra Masonic Lodge was the first to be established in the Shire and played an important role in the early development of masonic lodges in Gippsland by sponsoring several of the lodges established in other towns. The size of the temple demonstrates the importance of Freemasonry in the cultural life of Victorian towns in the early twentieth century and as one of the major Masonic Lodges in South Gippsland Shire. The 1932 additions demonstrate the significant growth of Freemasonry after World War II. (Criterion A) 
Aesthetically, the 1932 Art Deco facade shows the influence of Moderne, Egyptian Revival and Stripped Classical style and demonstrates the eclecticism that characterises architecture of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Additionally, the decorations on the facade illustrate the Freemasons' interest in Egyptian culture and history. As a substantial and distinctive building situated on prominent location at a key intersection within Korumburra, it is an historic landmark within the town. (Criterion E) 
The building has social value for its use as a Masonic Temple for over 110 years and its demonstration of the strength of Freemasonry within the South Gippsland community. (Criterion G)