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Sacramento Masonic Temple; Scottish Rite Cathedral (Long Beach, California) Scottish Rite Cathedral (Pasadena, California) Scottish Rite Masonic Center (San Francisco, California) Scottish Rite Masonic Temple (Los Angeles) SF Masonic Auditorium; Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall; Suisun Masonic Lodge No. 55
The Grand Lodge of California was established in Sacramento in 1850, a few months before California became a state. A decade later, California Freemasonry had over 5,000 members, and lodges up and down the state. Many of the leaders of early California counted themselves among its members. [4]
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).
North Hollywood Masonic Temple was designed by Robert Stacy-Judd in association with John Aleck Murrey.Built in either 1949 [2] or 1951 [3] and featuring an Exotic Revival design with elements of Mayan Revival and Art Moderne, the building helped solidify Stacy-Judd's reputation as southern California’s most enthusiastic Mesoamerican-inspired architect.
Because the name "Alameda Masonic Lodge" was already taken by #163 in Fremont, CA [4] (the Fremont Lodge is adjacent to Alameda Creek), "Island City Masonic Lodge" is the modern name of Masonic Lodge #215 [5] today in the city of Alameda (which continues to use the number #215 in honor of Oak Grove Lodge). The modern street entrance to the ...
The Ceremony was conducted during the term of Arthur L. Holt, Master of Elysian Lodge in 1959. Historical Photographs of both the Cornerstone and Dedication Ceremonies performed by Grand Lodge are proudly displayed on the wall of Elysian's Conference / Historical room. The total cost of the Land, Building, Equipment and Furnishings was $245,500.
Benicia, California: The oldest purpose built Masonic Hall in California. The building was sold by the Masons in 1887, but was reacquired and refurbished for Masonic use in 1950. NRHP-listed [3] 4: Masonic Temple (Berkeley, California) 1905 built 1982 NRHP-listed 2105 Bancroft Way and 2295 Shattuck Ave.
Over time, a number of different Masonic degree systems have been developed, some of which are still in use, and others which have now ceased to exist. In his 1861 book " Tuileur Général De La Francmaçonnerie Ou Manuel De L'initié ", Jean-Marie Ragon lists 52 Masonic Rites and over 1400 degrees.