Mason's Hall (Richmond, Virginia)
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The Mason's Hall in Richmond, Virginia
was built during 1785 to 1787. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
in 1973.
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.
An early non-Masonic meeting held there provided instruction to Virginia's delegates to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.
The building has an octagonal cupola.
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
was built during 1785 to 1787. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1973.
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.
An early non-Masonic meeting held there provided instruction to Virginia's delegates to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.
The building has an octagonal cupola.