Masons' Hall

Masons' Hall

Masons' Hall Photograph by Matthew Aungst
1785–1787. c. 1850, renovations. 1809 E. Franklin St.

Built for Richmond Lodge Number 12, this hall is reputed to be the oldest Masonic building in the United States. The frame structure on a raised brick basement is Anglo-Palladian in style. The pediment, cupola, and other details appear to have been influenced by an English pattern book, possibly Robert Morris's Select Architecture (1757). The Greek Revival portico is a later addition, possibly from the 1850s.

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