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Bryant Pond, Maine: Three-Story Outhouse

Not the free-standing structure of hilarity you'd expect. This one is attached to the back of the Masonic Hall.

Jefferson Masonic Lodge No. 100

Address:
Main St., Bryant Pond, ME
Directions:
In town, on the east side of Main St./Hwy 26 just north of where it bends from north-south to east-west. The front of the building is identified as Jefferson Masonic Lodge No. 100; the outhouse is attached to the back of the Jefferson Masonic Lodge No. 100.
Hours:
Open during Grange meetings. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
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3-story outhouse.

Three-story Outhouse

The fabled three-story outhouse, evolutionary superior of the two-story model, has been a disappointing pursuit for us. Take this one in Maine: If we hadn't been tipped this was an outhouse, we would never have noticed it. No visual clues; it looks like an enclosed stairwell against the back of the town's Masonic Hall, not a hilarious freestanding sky-crapper. The structure once facilitated simultaneous triple tier evacuation; modern Masons are encouraged to frequent the newer bathrooms.

The Grange Hall next door has a two-story outhouse, similarly unspectacular. The halls (and outhouses) are only open when there are Grange meetings, usually one Monday a month, 7 pm.

There could be hundreds of similar multiple-story outhouses in Maine, not promoted to tourists and hoarded in secret by fraternal organizations.

[Roadsideamerica.com Team, 02/26/2005]
Three-story outhouse

On the 3rd Monday of every month the local Masonic lodge in Bryant Pond holds its meeting. The interesting fact about this is that they have a 3-story outhouse that is still used today. I visit this lodge hall on a regular basis.

[Gavin Hutchinson, 03/04/1999]

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In the region:
Santa's Village, Jefferson, NH - 42 mi.

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