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The first masonic lodge in the state of Illinois was formed in Kaskaskia. The members submitted a petition to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania on 1805. [3] [4] The Grand Lodge of Illinois was constituted on December 11, 1822 with Shadrach Bond serving as the first Grand Master. [5] [6]
This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in United States. A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit).
The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts dates itself from the formation of this Provincial Grand Lodge. Provincial Grand Lodge of South Carolina - Est. 1736 [6] Provincial Grand Lodge of North Carolina - (Moderns) Est. 1771 - Warrant issued by GLE to Col. Joseph Montfort (1771-1776) and then his Deputy, Cornelius Harnett (1776-1781) [7]
Howard Masonic Temple, exterior view. The Howard Masonic Temple is a historic, Neoclassical Masonic lodge building located in Kokomo, Indiana. Designed by the Elmer Dunlap Company, work for the Temple began in January 1922 and was complete in February 1923. [1] In 2018, the Temple was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
First and third Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, 1787–88 and 1789–92. [1] Wayne A. Johnston (1897–20 May 1905), president of the Illinois Central Railroad (IC) from 1945 to 1966, and president of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Member of Western Star Lodge No. 240 of Champaign, Illinois. [1]
Masonic buildings in Illinois (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Freemasonry in Illinois" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... Grand Lodge of ...
The history of Freemasonry encompasses the origins, evolution and defining events of the fraternal organisation known as Freemasonry.It covers three phases. Firstly, the emergence of organised lodges of operative masons during the Middle Ages, then the admission of lay members as "accepted" (a term reflecting the ceremonial "acception" process that made non-stone masons members of an operative ...
Masonic lodge in the City of Brussels, Belgium. A Masonic lodge, also called a private lodge or constituent lodge, is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry.. It is also a commonly used term for a building where Freemasons meet and hold their meetings.