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The Home still exists in Franklin, Indiana and changed its operating name to Compass Park in 2016. [2] Similar to the post-Civil War expansion, the years straddling World War I saw Indiana's Masonic membership dramatically increase from 54,710 in 1910 to 129,380 by 1930. [9] By 1957, there were more than 4 million Freemasons in the United States.
Voltaire (1694–1778) — Initiated on April 4, 1778, in Paris; his conductors were Benjamin Franklin and Antoine Court de Gébelin. He died the following month. His membership however was symbolic of the independence of mind Les Neuf Sœurs stood for. Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) John Paul Jones (1747–1792) Jean-Nicolas Démeunier (1751 ...
Columbus Historic District is a national historic district located at Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. It encompasses 574 contributing buildings and 1 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Columbus. It was developed between about 1850 and 1930, and includes notable examples ...
The Freemasons were especially influential and counted such prestigious members as Ben Franklin and George Washington during the revolutionary era. They experienced a precipitous decline after the Morgan Affair led to a moral panic against secret societies, [ 2 ] but had largely recovered by the 1850s, [ 3 ] albeit slowly.
Masonic Temple (Franklin, Indiana) 1922 built 1991 NRHP-listed 135 N. Main St. Franklin, Indiana: Classical Revival building, [3] now "Johnson County Museum of History", originally a Masonic temple constructed by Franklin Lodge No. 107 6
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] [Note 1] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. [1] Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a ...
The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia in 1873; James H. Windrim was the building's architect.. Two English grand lodges erected lodges in Pennsylvania during the 18th century, the Premier Grand Lodge of England (known as the "Moderns"), established in London in 1717, and the Ancient Grand Lodge of England (known as the "Antients" or "Ancients"), established in London in 1751.
Benjamin Franklin (clergyman) Benjamin Franklin (February 1, 1812 – October 22, 1878) was an important conservative figure in the American Restoration Movement, especially as the leading antebellum conservative in the northern United States branch of the movement. He is notable as the early and lifelong mentor of Daniel Sommer, whose support ...