History of Jamestown Lodge No. 6, Jamestown ND

Interest in founding a Masonic Lodge at Jamestown appeared as early as 1879, when Edward P Wells, called a meeting in his office December 6, 1879, to discuss the subject. Subsequent meetings were held and on August 2, 1880, an organization was perfected and a dispensation to operate a Masonic Lodge was requested from the Grand Lodge of Dakota. There were nine petitioners and Casselton Lodge No. 3 was named as sponsor.

The dispensation was issued January 27, 1881. The charter was granted June 15, 1881, by the Grand Lodge of Dakota to Jamestown Lodge No. 19, and re-issued on June 13, 1889, by the Grand Lodge of North Dakota to Jamestown Lodge No. 6.

The Lodge has called five different locations home. It first met over kelly’s store (Fourth Avenue South and Second Street West); then in the Wallace block; the Green block; the knauf building; and finally it moved to the beautiful Masonic Temple Building located at the intersection of First Avenue and Third Street Southeast.

Jamestown Lodge No. 6 has never lacked for men of high character and ability to carry on its affairs and to impress upon the community the importance of Masonry. In fact, at least three of its members have been the Grand Master of Masons in North Dakota. These include James W. Cloes, 1889-90; George L. McGregor, 1895-95; and Herbert G. Proctor, 1942-43;