Chartered in 1795 by M.W. Paul Revere, Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, 1795-97.
Originally, Evening Star Lodge met in Lenox at the Berkshire Coffee House. in 1848, Evening Star Lodge petitioned to move to Lee, and after establishing permanent quarters, moved in 1852.
After a disastrous fire in 1857 destroyed the Lodge building and many important documents (including the Revere signed charter), Evening Star Lodge moved to a temporary location until 1859. For 106 years, the Lodge met at the Northrup Block until moving to its present location in 1964.