Bristow in Creek County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Creek Masonic Lodge

Est. 1907

— Building 1918 —

Creek Masonic Lodge Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 8, 2025

1. Creek Masonic Lodge Marker

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Inscription.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 35° 50.179′ N, 96° 23.454′ W. Marker is in Bristow, Oklahoma, in Creek County. It is on North Main Street (U.S. 66) north of East 9th Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 417 N Main St, Bristow OK 74010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Muscogee Nation

and in Greater Tulsa.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bristow Concrete Walk (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bristow Memories (approx. 0.2 miles away); FRISCO Train Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bristow Pioneers Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Julius Rosenwald Fund / Creek County Rosenwald Schools (approx. 0.2 miles away); Roland Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); The Klingensmith Park Amphitheater (approx. 0.7 miles away); 45th Infantry (Thunderbird) Division (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristow.

Regarding Creek Masonic Lodge. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

The Creek Masonic Lodge #226 dispensation was issued by the Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory June 16, 1903 just six years after the trading post of Bristow was established in 1897. Masonic work was performed and a charter issued on August 13, 1903 and given the name of Tuscan Lodge #134. At the time of statehood, it was determined that there were two Tuscan Lodges, one in Bristow I.T. and one in Ingersol, O.T which had been named such 6 month prior to the one in Bristow. Bristow’s Masonic Lodge was renamed Creek
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 9, 2025

2. Creek Masonic Lodge Marker
Lodge #226 on February 2, 1909.

At that time, the Masons were meeting in a hall above the Farmers State Bank on Main Street. Originally, the Lodge building was planned to be north of the Frisco railroad depot, it was determined that this location was too small for the new building. Lodge brother Bernard Jones, one of the founders of Bermont Oil Company, oversaw the hiring of an architect, the design, and construction of the new/current lodge. The building location ended up on three city lots. During construction, they ran into issues with material shortages due to the on-going war, World War I, but managed to complete the construction in 1918.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.