Mason's Hall (Richmond, Virginia)

Masons' Hall

Exterior of Masons' Hall
Location 1807 E. Franklin St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°31′59″N 77°25′36″W / 37.53306°N 77.42667°W / 37.53306; -77.42667Coordinates: 37°31′59″N 77°25′36″W / 37.53306°N 77.42667°W / 37.53306; -77.42667
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1785
NRHP Reference # 73002220[1]
VLR # 127-0019
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 2, 1973
Designated VLR January 16, 1973[2]

Masons' Hall, located in Richmond, Virginia was built during 1785 to 1787 by Richmond Lodge No.10. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

At the time of its NRHP listing, it was the oldest Masonic building in the United States that was built as a Masonic meetingplace and used continuously for that purpose, and one of few surviving buildings from the 18th century in Richmond. It was reportedly protected from fire by the command of a Union general, also a Mason, when the Union army occupied Richmond in 1865.[3]

An early non-Masonic meeting held there provided instruction to Virginia's delegates to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.[3][4]

The building has an octagonal cupola.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (December 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mason's Hall" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. Retrieved 2010-06-16. and Accompanying photo at Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, undated
  4. ↑ "Masons' Hall - Masons Hall 1785". Masons Hall 1785. Retrieved 2016-08-16.


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