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Malta Lodge No.17 is locally significant under Criterion A in the area of Social History.  Construction on the Lodge began July 24, 1905 in Thermopolis, Wyoming and was completed on December 24, 1905. The second floor of the two-story building has served as a meeting hall for Masons throughout the period of significance from 1905 until 1971 and continues to serve in that capacity today. Other organizations including Eastern Star, Jobs’ Daughters, DeMolay, York and Scottish Rites, and the Shriners have used the Lodge as a meeting place as well. The first floor has been used commercially; the building has been used by a furniture maker, a store, a fire station, and even an undertaker. Malta Lodge No. 17 is significant for its association with Masons as well as its importance as a social and community center in rural Wyoming.