H. Stanley Goodwin Lodge No. 648, Free and Accepted Masons, was constituted on November 28, 1906, by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.  There were fifty "warrant"or founding members for the newly formed group, some of whom had been affiliated with Bethlehem Lodge No. 283.  Their desire was to have a meeting place in the Fountain Hill area.  The lodge was named in honor of Homer Stanley Goodwin, the first brother of the Fraternity from the communitiy to have the  honorary 33rd and last degree in Freemansonry conferred upon him.  Meetings wer held at the National Bank Building at Third and Birch Streets in South Bethlehem for many  years.

The Elisha Packer Wilber Mansion was built in 1863.  Mr. Wilber was  the nephew of Lehigh University founder Asa Packer, and with him, heavily involved with the Lehigh Valley Railroad.  Wilber was introduced to Bethlehem while  surveying for the new railroad and settled there in 1857.  He built his home at 202 Wyandotte Street next to friend and fellow philanthropist, Robert H. Sayre.  (The Sayre Mansion was built around 1862.)  The home featured Tudor Revival-styled doors, hand-carved teakwood molding in the library an dining rooms, Tiffany windows, and seven bedrooms and bathrooms.  The central tower on the north side provided Mr. Wilber with the perfect vantage point to make sure the Lehigh Valley Railroad trains were running on time.  The mansion, along with the 53 other structures that comprise the Fountain Hill District, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

In 1924, the Masonic Building Corporation bought the property at 202 Wyandotte Street for what was described at the time as "a bargain."  The Classic Revival/Art Deco Masonic Temple was added later that year.

Today, the Mansion and Temple are home to  several Masonic organizations including H. Stanley Goodwin Lodge No. 648, who in 2006 celebrated their 100th anniversary.  The Temple is currently used for weddings and other events such as the annual musical tribute to the music of Brother John Philip Sousa.