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This single storeyed building was designed in the Neo Gothic Style and has a basilican profile with a steep double-pitched corrugated iron roof over the central "nave" with lower pitched lean-to corrugated iron roofs on either side. The roof is supported on mud-brick walls which in turn are built on a dressed stone plinth. The ceiling space above the hall is ventilated. The building comprises of a Masonic Hall, Dining Room and a later kitchen extention (1987). A basement with an earth floor occurs beneath a portion of the building.The building forms an integral part of the history of Barberton and typifies the prominent role of religion in the formativ e years of the town. It is situated adjacent to Belhaven House and the Blockhouse, both of which are declared national monuments.