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Masonic Hall, Grand Lodge F.A.M., Macon, Georgia 1876. This is a chronology of the formation of "regular" or "mainstream" Masonic Grand Lodges in North America, descending from the Premier Grand Lodge of England or its rival, the Antient Grand Lodge of England.
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of the Commonwealth of Virginia, commonly known as "Grand Lodge of Virginia", is the oldest, continuous, independent masonic grand lodge in the United States with 25,000 members in over 276 lodges. [1]
Oldest continuously active Masonic lodge in Ripley County. 12: Masonic Temple (Muncie, Indiana) 1920 built 1984 NRHP-listed 520 E. Main St. Muncie, Indiana: Late Gothic Revival architecture [3] 13: Terre Haute Masonic Temple: 1916 built
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. John's Lodge No. 1 A.Y.M. in New York City, United States, is the oldest operating Masonic Lodge under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New York Free and Accepted Masons. The lodge was originally warranted as St. John's Lodge No. 2 on December 7, 1757 by George Harison, Esq. of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York under the Grand ...
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.
St. John's Lodge in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, is the oldest Masonic lodge in New Hampshire [1] and was one of two founding lodges of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire. [2] It was founded by 1736. [3] A 1735 letter from Portsmouth Freemasons said they had been working under Constitutions for some time. [4]
Holland Lodge #1 at its current location in Houston, Texas. Holland Lodge No. 1 AF&AM is the oldest Masonic lodge in Texas and a founding subordinate chapter of the Grand Lodge of Texas. [1] The lodge was originally chartered by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana on 27 January 1836, making it older than the Republic of Texas. [2]