In 1893,[2] the vacated court building was sold to the Omer Lodge of the Free and Acceptable Order of Masons for $500.

[2] Facing heavy repair costs, the Masons moved out of the building for smaller quarters in 1997.

[3] The Second Arenac County Courthouse is a rectangular symmetric two-story frame structure covered with clapboard with a hip roof.

[2] The entrance is through a porch supported with slender columns with a slightly projecting bay.

An elaborate fanlight window sits above the entrance, and gable above features fishscale shingles and sunburst carving.