The Stanton Masonic Lodge and School (also known as the Old Masonic Lodge and Stanton School House or the Old School House) is a historic building located in Stanton, Tennessee. It was constructed in 1871 by the Stanton Masonic Lodge, which had been chartered a few years earlierStanton, Tennessee, Haywood County website, accessed 17 April 2012 (the lodge no longer exists)Grand Lodge of Tennessee - List of Blue Lodges The Masons provided the first floor of the building for use as a school and used the second floor for their meetings. After a public school was established by Haywood County in 1920 the building was used for a variety of other community purposes.Stanton Masonic Lodge And School Historical Marker, HMDB.org, accessed 17 April 2012
Some restoration of the building was undertaken beginning in 1985. The Greek Revival style building listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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