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Depew Lodge No. 823, Free and Accepted Masons is a historic building located at Lancaster in Erie County, New York as a Masonic Hall. It is a locally distinctive example of the Neo-Classical Revival style of architecture. It was built between 1916 and 1919 as a meeting hall for the DePew Lodge No. 823, which no longer exists. [2]
Early masonic meetings and meetings of the Grand Lodge of New York were likely held at taverns as well as an early iteration of Tammany Hall.On June 24, 1826, St. John's Day, the cornerstone was laid for a Gothic style Masonic Hall on Broadway in lower Manhattan between Reade and Pearl Streets, directly across from the original site of the New York Hospital, and today the location of the Jacob ...
William Pryor Letchworth (May 26, 1823 – December 1, 1910) was an American businessman notable for his charitable work, including his donation of his 1,000-acre estate to the State of New York which became known as Letchworth State Park.
The first documented presence of Freemasonry in New York dates from the mid-1730s, when Daniel Coxe Jr. (1673–1739), was appointed by Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk, the Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England, known to historians as the "Moderns", to act as a Provincial Grand Master for the provinces of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Masonic membership rolls grew rapidly in the first quarter of the 19th century, especially in the Northeast. Nationwide in 1800 there were 11 Grand lodges, 347 subordinate lodges, and about 16,000 members. By 1820 New York state alone had 300 lodges with 15,000 members, and by 1825 that state added another 150 lodges and 5,000 members. [12]
The large farm at the Masonic Home in Utica is 65 cows larger thanks to lodges in the New York City area. The gift is the brainchild of Henry Cleland, junior past master of Livington Lodge, No ...
In February 1950, while Letchworth still enjoyed a good reputation amongst health professionals (despite rumors of overcrowding and maltreatment), Letchworth's Dr. George Jervis asked Dr. Hilary Koprowski to test his live-virus polio vaccine at Letchworth Village to compare it to the alternatives available then. Dr. Koprowski had tested the oral vaccine on himself and a laboratory assistant ...
In 1914 Letchworth corresponded with Masons imprisoned at Ruhleben internment camp near Berlin during the First World War. [6] During his period in office he attended the foundation of over 400 lodges. [7] He died on 8 October 1917 aged 84 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery in London.