In 1983, the Masons were forced to vacate the structure when they were unable to afford the cost of retrofitting the building to meet seismic safety requirements.

The Lodge Room has an 18-foot (5.5 m) ceiling and rich cherry wood paneling,[4] original embossed cotton anaglypta, and paintings at both ends of the hall depicting Egyptian scenes, including a sphinx and pyramid.

From the exterior, the most impressive feature is the Figueroa Street facade with its columns and balcony at the eastern edge of the Banquet Hall.

290 (chartered in 1888) that met in nearby Lincoln Heights in 1982 but continued to meet in the Highland Park building under the name of Fellowship Lodge No.

The Masonic Temple Association lacked the funds to undertake the expensive seismic work and were forced to vacate and sell the building.

The DeMolay Chapter moved to the Eagle Rock Masonic Temple and the two girls bodies disbanded in Highland Park.

[2] They undertook extensive renovation of the building between 1985 and 1989, including upgrade work to enable the structure to meet modern seismic safety requirements.

[4] Additionally, during the seismic retrofit, care was taken to preserve numerous period details, including doorknobs embossed with Masonic symbols, the cherry wood paneling and the anaglypta wall covering.

The renovated building opened in January 1990, with the second floor converted into a community meeting place and banquet hall.

[5] The building was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1984 (HCM #282),[6] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.