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The Freemasonry FAQ
Version 1.0
August 2006
This Frequently Asked Question comes from the weekly USENET MASONRY FAQ, posted to alt.freemasonry every Friday at 08:00 Pacific. Please refer to the weekly FAQ for other resource and contact information.
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What is the oldest Lodge Room in the world? In the US?
"St. John's Chapel, Edinburgh, Scotland is said to be the oldest
Masonic Lodge Room (1736) in the world. The oldest known Lodge Room in
the U.S. is situated in Prentiss House, Marble head, Massachusetts
(1760).The oldest Masonic Lodge Building is the Lodge Hall of Royal
White Hart Lodge No. 2, Halltax, Northings, North Carolina (1771)."
(FMBITS.TXT)
Other information disagrees with this, stating that the oldest
American Lodge Room is "Masons Hall in Richmond, Virginia, the home of
Richmond Randolph Lodge No. 19 and Richmond Royal Arch Chapter No. 3.
The building owned by Royal White Hart Lodge wasn't built until 1821.
Masons Hall was built in 1785. It was originally the home of Richmond
Lodge No. 10, the first wholly new Lodge chartered by the Grand Lodge
of Virginia. It was also the first permanent home of the Grand Lodge
of Virginia." (from Northern Light)
Version 1.0
August 2006
This Frequently Asked Question comes from the weekly USENET MASONRY FAQ, posted to alt.freemasonry every Friday at 08:00 Pacific. Please refer to the weekly FAQ for other resource and contact information.
55
What is the oldest Lodge Room in the world? In the US?
"St. John's Chapel, Edinburgh, Scotland is said to be the oldest
Masonic Lodge Room (1736) in the world. The oldest known Lodge Room in
the U.S. is situated in Prentiss House, Marble head, Massachusetts
(1760).The oldest Masonic Lodge Building is the Lodge Hall of Royal
White Hart Lodge No. 2, Halltax, Northings, North Carolina (1771)."
(FMBITS.TXT)
Other information disagrees with this, stating that the oldest
American Lodge Room is "Masons Hall in Richmond, Virginia, the home of
Richmond Randolph Lodge No. 19 and Richmond Royal Arch Chapter No. 3.
The building owned by Royal White Hart Lodge wasn't built until 1821.
Masons Hall was built in 1785. It was originally the home of Richmond
Lodge No. 10, the first wholly new Lodge chartered by the Grand Lodge
of Virginia. It was also the first permanent home of the Grand Lodge
of Virginia." (from Northern Light)