Plans to construct the current Masonic Temple were started on Oct. 5, 1922. Cost of the new building was $75,000. The Temple was completed in 1932 and dedicated on Nov. 18, 1932, by W. C. Dilbone, the Worshipful Master of Temperance Lodge. The first Worshipful Master in the new Temple was James W. Evans. There were four sites for Temperance Lodge before this Temple was built. The first was Weingartner house (Terminal Hotel), the second was the Fry Building at Poplar and Main, the third was on the third floor of the Taylor Building, and the fourth, during the building of the new Temple, was in the Thompson Building at Poplar and Ohio.

There are Masonic Lodges all over the world. Its members are of all religions believing in a Supreme Being. Sidney’s Temple is used by the local Blue Lodge, Scottish Rite, York Rite, Eastern Star, and Shrine bodies. It is used for church services and weddings of people of different faiths. The main lodge rooms are constructed to accommodate these uses.

Just inside the foyer is a coat room on both sides. On one side, stairs lead to the lodge room upstairs. In the foyer, you go down full width steps to the reception room,with restrooms on both sides, and a large fireplace at the opposite end. There are large double doors on each side of the fireplace leading into the dining room. The dining room and adjacent kitchen, which is fully equipped, is used for many Masonic and public dinners. It can seat and serve 250 people.