Bonavista in CensusDiv 7 - Bonavista-Trinity-Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)

Loyal Orange Lodge LOL #4

Built 1907

Loyal Orange Lodge LOL Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 2024

1. Loyal Orange Lodge LOL Marker

Inscription. Built by Ronald Strathie, this hall is thought to be the largest wooden fraternal hall in Canada. It is home to the Loyal Orange Lodge which, in the early 20th century, had a local membership of 475. It has also hosted plays, socials, and meetings like the 1912 gathering of the FPU during which Sir William F. Coaker presented the "Bonavista Platform."

Loyal Orange Lodge LOL #4 is designated a Registered Heritage Structure (Landmark) by Heritage NL. Find more at heritagenl.ca

Erected by Heritage Newfoundland.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 48° 39.123′ N, 53° 6.859′ W. Marker is in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, in CensusDiv 7 - Bonavista-Trinity-Clarenville. It is on Sweetlands Hill, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 Sweetlands Hill #12, Bonavista NL A0C 1B0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Atlantic Canada.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony

and also the Viceroyalty of New France.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (approx. half a kilometer away); Cabot's Landfall in the New World / L'Arrivée de Cabot au Nouveau-Monde (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); St Mary's Church (approx. 5.7 kilometers away).

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 2024

2. Loyal Orange Lodge LOL Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.