The ceremonial laying of the cornerstone for the Masonic & Eastern Star Home took place on June 16, 1920.

With the foundation in, the work crew is set to begin framing the Masonic & Eastern Star Home, in 1921. View is to the west. Note what appears to be a horse and buggy driving down the road beyond the construction site.

The formal entry leading from the highway to Masonic Home looked rather unfinished and awkward until the 1923 construction of the west wing completed the building’s symmetrical design.

This 1922 shot documents the Masonic Home in its early, awkward-looking phase, soon after initial phase of construction was completed, and before the start of the west wing. Work on the front lawn is also in process.

Another 1922 view of the Masonic Home as originally constructed. Once additional funding was secured, work began on the west wing, and was completed in 1923.

This long timber, cut in the woods outside of Forest Grove, is on its way to the Masonic Home where it was raised as the property’s original flagpole, 1922.

Orphans receive instruction from the Home matron, early 1920s

The portico and front grounds of the recently opened Masonic Home, 1922. Homes of Forest Grove stand just to the west.

Dedication of the Masonic & Eastern Star Home on June 14, 1922, drew several hundred people.

The Compass Room as it looked in 1923. The same ornate, central light fixture still illuminates the space today.

Each of the corner common spaces in the main building originally featured a distinct, smaller room. Originally they served as libraries. This view of one such library dates to 1923.

This kitchen, seen here in 1923, served the Home population for 77 years, and since 2000, continues the role for McMenamins’ Ironwork Grill.

William Knighton, the architect who designed the Masonic Home, drafted this plan for a fully realized complex on the site. Only two of the buildings depicted were built.

The ramp to the second floor was an original feature of the Masonic Home. Overlain with cork flooring to prevent slipping, it was a critical passageway for moving wheelchair and gurney residents prior to the addition of an elevator on property.

This view from 1923 shows the grand hallway leading from the entryway to the dining room. Note the ornate border detail of the tile floor. The balustrade at the base of the ramp leading to the second is visible at right.

The Behrmann farm, just east of the Masonic Home, was known for its prize-winning cows and great barn (the design of the latter inspired the architecture of the present–day Yardhouse ).

The serene setting of the Home’s back porch attracted daily visits from residents. This early 1920s view shows part of the property’s farm land under cultivation.

Orphan children living at the Home, try out the front pond, 1923. Note the west wing of the main lodge is under construction.

A view from the Behrmann farm looking west toward the Masonic Home, 1923.

Some of the Home’s first residents relax in what today is The Magic Flute Room, 1923.

Ninety-five-year-old “Uncle Jim” Whitford, one of the Masonic Home’s first residents, has his tie straightened by Helen Roark, the superintendant’s daughter, 1923.

Approaching the Masonic Home from its flower-lined east drive, 1923. Construction of the west wing is progressing.

The reception room, as it was originally appointed in the early 1920s, was well furnished and welcoming.

Three of the first orphans to live at the Masonic Home sit amongst the front columns with the Home matron, 1923.

The Masonic Home dining room is where all ambulatory residents had their meals. Today, this space is the primary restaurant for the Grand Lodge, called the Ironwork Grill.

The earliest residents of the Home gather on the front porch in 1923 to be photographed for a promotional pamphlet.

“Ma” Toll, with the Home’s pet goat and cart, in front of the Children’s Cottage. She, with her husband, oversaw the orphans who lived in the cottage in the late 1920s-early 1930s.

SNOWBALL FIGHT! A handful of orphans living at the Home take full advantage of a rare snowfall, 1930.

James Whitford, a former timber cruiser, was among the first residents of the Home in 1922. He was a friend to all, and often came out on the front stoop to greet visitors. He lived to celebrate his 101st birthday at the Home.

Leah and Priscilla Atchison stand on the front step of their then home at the Children’s Cottage, 1930.

A bucolic, 1930s view of the Masonic Home, from the pond.

The Masonic Home dining room, now the Ironwork Grill, as it looked in the 1930s.

A visitor brings birthday cheer to a Masonic Home resident, 1930s.

Aerial view of the Masonic Home circa 1950. Note the structures and fenced fields of the property’s working farm.

The Hernandez children pose for a picture atop a hillside on the outskirts of Forest Grove in 1965. The Hernandezes were among the very first Hispanic families to permanently settle in the area, beginning in the early 1960s.

Checking in at the front desk, 1970s.

A walk around the grounds.

A robot comes to visit Home residents in the 1980s.

Mabel Cook, known to all as Cookie, and Prince, the dog, were two of the most popular residents of the Home in the 1980s. In this photo, the pair seems to have shown up for a formal affair dressed in similar outfits.

They’re not champing cigars, but these Masonic Home residents of the 1980s seem serious about their cards.

Sharp-dressed men from the Masonic Home set off on an adventure, 1980s.

A summer picnic behind the Masonic Home. The Home’s original barn, a key structure of the longtime farm operation, is visible in the background.

Sporting festive patterns and great hats, a trio of grand dames from the Home, including Alice Meek Inkley (namesake of a one of the property’s present-day event spaces), departs on an excursion.

Joining the fun of an annual luau celebration are two residents of the Home.

The barn, built in the 1920s, on the Home’s “back 15”, stood until the 1980s, when it was razed to make room for the Jennings-McCall complex. Prince, the Home’s much-loved dog, can be seen laying in the grass in front of the barn.

May Day was celebrated at the Home with a traditional May Pole dance. This photo shows the festive character of the event in the 1980s.

A Shriners’ orchestra tears up the Masonic Home auditorium, 1980s.

This resident, dressed for a fun, special event on property, was tuckered out after reaching the top of the ramp between the first and second floors. He tries to hitch a ride by sticking out his thumb and showing a little leg.

These young, local ballerinas were among the extensive entertainment staged for residents of the Home in the 1990s.

The life of the party, this gentleman, did his best to make a luau celebration of the 1990s, a very festive occasion.

In 1999, following the Masonic Home’s move into its newly built quarters, immediately behind the original structure, the emptied building with its 1980s remodel, has the air of faded glory. This is the reception desk alongside the front entry.

The ramp to the second floor as it looked in 1999, after the Masonic Home had moved out.

Central stairway to the basement, and some carbonated refreshment, 1999.

This bit of 1980s remodeling, separating the front entry from the dining room, was “undone” as part of McMenamins’ 1999-2000 renovation.

Artist Cathie Joy Young, who created numerous paintings as part of McMenamins’ renovation of the Masonic Home, stands in the basement hallway displaying a remnant she found from the Masons’ 77-year occupation of the building.

A typical view of a residential wing of the Masonic Home, prior to 1999.

James Whitford, a former timber cruiser, was among the first residents of the Home in 1922. He was a friend to all, and often came out on the front stoop to greet visitors. He lived to celebrate his 101^st birthday at the Home.