Mason's Hall (Richmond, Virginia)
Masons' Hall | |
Exterior of Masons' Hall | |
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Location | 1807 E. Franklin St., Richmond, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°31′59″N 77°25′36″W / 37.53306°N 77.42667°WCoordinates: 37°31′59″N 77°25′36″W / 37.53306°N 77.42667°W |
Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
Built | 1785 |
NRHP Reference # | 73002220[1] |
VLR # | 127-0019 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 2, 1973 |
Designated VLR | January 16, 1973[2] |
Masons' Hall, located in Richmond, Virginia was built during 1785 to 1787 by Richmond Lodge No.10. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
At the time of its NRHP listing, it was the oldest Masonic building in the United States that was built as a Masonic meetingplace and used continuously for that purpose, and one of few surviving buildings from the 18th century in Richmond. It was reportedly protected from fire by the command of a Union general, also a Mason, when the Union army occupied Richmond in 1865.[3]
An early non-Masonic meeting held there provided instruction to Virginia's delegates to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.[3][4]
The building has an octagonal cupola.[3]
See also
- Masonic Temple (Richmond, Virginia), also NRHP-listed
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (December 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mason's Hall" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. Retrieved 2010-06-16. and Accompanying photo at Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, undated
- ↑ "Masons' Hall - Masons Hall 1785". Masons Hall 1785. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
External links
- Media related to Mason's Hall at Wikimedia Commons
- Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, VA: 2 photos, 13 measured drawings and 4 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Masons Hall 1785 Official Website http://masonshall1785.org/
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