{"nrhp_refnum":"78000798","name":"Suisun Masonic Lodge No. 55","other_names":["Stanley Y. Beverley Lodge"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"623 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Suisun City","county":"Solano County","state":"CA","lat":38.23807510000006,"lon":-122.04045070099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick Masonic lodge and store building at 623 Main Street in Suisun City, Solano County, California, built in 1855 by Hiram Rush. It measures 38 by 100 feet.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its architecture and its ties to the development of Suisun City. It is a good example of mid-19th-century public and commercial architecture in California, with notable craftsmanship. Its stained glass windows add a distinctive contribution to the Main Street streetscape.","narrative":"Built in 1855 on Main Street in Suisun City, this three-story brick building combined a retail store on the ground floor with a Masonic lodge above. Rancher and Mason Hiram Rush erected it, and fellow lodge members paid for the third floor in exchange for lodge space; Rush later deeded the property to the Masonic Order. The five-bay front has cast iron columns at street level and lancet arches above, four of them filled with stained glass showing Masonic symbols, crucifixes and stars. Brick construction and metal fire doors reflect 1850s concern about fire. The roofline shows repairs, possibly after the 1906 earthquake, and the entrance doors and rear fire escape are later changes. The building is the largest on Main Street, yet its design suits the smaller neighbors. It was recognized for its craftsmanship, its mixed-use design and its link to Suisun City's early development, and it still serves both functions.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Hiram Rush","architectural_style":"Commercial Building style (vernacular mid-19th century commercial/public architecture)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use: the upper floors serve as the Masonic lodge and the ground floor shop houses an antique store. Condition is marked fair and the building is altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.967137-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000798.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000798/ce14b89830-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000798/ce14b89830-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Epolk","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Suisun_mason_lodge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Epolk</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Suisun_mason_lodge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862031","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suisun_Masonic_Lodge_No._55","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7635533"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/solano-county/suisun-masonic-lodge-no-55-78000798/"}