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The Worthington building was built in 1955 and adjoined the lodge hall built in 1820 by New England Lodge No. 4. The 1820 building is said to be the oldest Masonic lodge hall west of the Appalachian Mountains. [9] In 2012, the Grand Lodge moved its headquarters and museum to the campus of the Ohio Masonic Home in Springfield. [10]
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).
St. Mark's Masonic Temple No. 7 of the Prince Hall Free & Accepted Masons is a Masonic temple in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, associated with the Prince Hall Freemasons. It was added to the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 2009.
Jul. 10—The Ohio Masonic home has stood on the hill outside town for nearly 130 years, although it was not always what it is today. It began as an orphanage as well as "home for the aged," which ...
Grand Lodge of Ohio (Now MWPHGL of Ohio) William H. Riley: 1859-1862: Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania F&AAYM Paul Drayton [18] 1862-1865: Union Grand Lodge of New York F&AAYM Richard Howell Gleaves: 1865-1877: Grand Lodge of Ohio (Now MWPHGL of Ohio) George W. LeVere: 1877-1886: Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Tennessee F&AAYM William D. Matthews: 1886-1906
The Holy Roman Emperor Francis I (pictured) was one of the earliest recorded persons to be recognized as a Mason at sight.In Freemasonry, a Mason at sight, or Mason on sight, is a non-Mason who has been initiated into Freemasonry and raised to the degree of Master Mason through a special application of the power of a Grand Master.
This page provides links to alphabetized lists of notable Freemasons. Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation which exists in a number of forms worldwide. Throughout history some members of the fraternity have made no secret of their involvement, while others have not made their membership public.
The History of Freemasonry, Vol. 6 (Masonic History Co., NY, 1898) pages 1485-1486 online membership by state 1898; Weisberger, R. William et al. Freemasonry on Both Sides of the Atlantic: Essays concerning the Craft in the British Isles, Europe, the United States, and Mexico (2002), 969pp; York, Neil L. “Freemasons and the American ...