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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 Hall in New York City is the headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York. It has been located at 23rd Street and 6th Avenue in the Flatiron district [1] since 1875. The current building, completed in two phases, dates from 1909 and 1913.
New York Grand Lodge of New York (2) [17] National Compact: United States New York Hiram Grand Lodge [133] [134] United States New York Omega Grand Lodge [1] [135] CLIPSAS United States New York Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New York [10] [136] 1845 [20] 72 5,300 [13] PHCGM, PHA: United States New York Rose of Sharon Grand Lodge [137] [138] Int ...
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 ...
A Committee of five Grand Masters and a Noble Father was appointed to constitute a Lodge in the City of New York to be known as the Philomathean Lodge No. 646, Grand United Order of Oddfellows. This Committee arrived in New York City on Sunday, February 27, 1843, and convened Wednesday, March 1, 1843.
Provincial Grand Lodge of New York (Moderns) - 1738-1780s - Warrants issued by GLE (Moderns) to Francis Goelet (1738–1753), to George Harrison (1753–1771), to Sir John Johnson (from 1771). As Johnson was a Loyalist during the American Revolution , he is believed to have taken his warrant with him when he fled to Canada, thus leaving the ...
He was past grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New York and member of York and Scottish rites as well as the Shrine. [10] Edwin Booth (1833–1893), famous 19th-century American actor who toured throughout America and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays. Founded Booth's Theatre in 1869 in New York. Brother of John ...
The Livingston Library in New York City is one of relatively few large libraries of Freemasonry materials. It is named after Chancellor Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and is owned and operated by the Grand Lodge of the State of New York and is housed on the 14th floor of Masonic Hall at 71 West 23rd Street in New York City.