▁floor ▁cent rep ie ce , ▁tri angular ▁tim ber ▁enc ased ▁" G " ▁susp ended ▁from ▁the ▁ce iling , ▁and ▁wall ▁mounted ▁trac ing ▁bo ards . ▁Also ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁walls ▁are ▁various ▁cer emon ial ▁items ▁including ▁sword - bay on ets ▁and ▁g av els . ▁The ▁panel led ▁entry ▁door ▁to ▁the ▁L odge ▁Room ▁has ▁br ass ▁knock ers ▁to ▁both ▁sides ▁and ▁a ▁sl iding ▁eye - ▁hole . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁lower ▁level ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁kitchen ▁and ▁d ining ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Fest ive ▁Board ▁Room . ▁Its ▁walls ▁are ▁l ined ▁with ▁f ibr ous ▁c ement ▁sheet . ▁In ▁its ▁centre ▁is ▁a ▁cham fer ed ▁tim ber ▁post . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁listing ▁ ▁Yang an ▁Mason ic ▁Hall ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁having ▁satisfied ▁the ▁following ▁criteria . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁evolution ▁or ▁pattern ▁of ▁Queensland ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Situ ated ▁on ▁the ▁high ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁Yang an ' s ▁main ▁street , ▁the ▁Yang an ▁Mason ic ▁Hall ▁with ▁its ▁long ▁process ional ▁approach ▁( g iving ▁rise ▁to ▁its ▁title ▁as ▁the ▁Temple ▁with ▁the ▁Long ▁St airs ) ▁is ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁land mark ▁and ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁prosper ity ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁which ▁only ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁streets cape ▁surv ive . ▁E rect ed ▁as ▁the