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CAMBRIDGE
LODGES
- Amicable Lodge, from 1805 to 1838, and from 1845 to the present.
- Charity Lodge, from 1869 to the present.
- The Harvard Lodge, from 1922 to the present.
- Logia America Lodge, a Spanish-language lodge, from 1993 to the present.
- Mizpah Lodge, from 1867 to its merger with Faith Lodge in 1981.
- Mizpah-Faith Lodge, from 1981 to the present.
- Mount Olivet Lodge, from 1863 to the present.
- Putnam Lodge, from 1854 to its merger with Moses Michael Hays Lodge in 1978.
- Richard C. MacLaurin Lodge, from 1920 to the present.
- United Lodge, from 1924 to its removal to Brookline in 1930.
BUILDINGS
- 12/27/1866: VII-138; Hall dedication, reported in the Grand Master's Address at the Feast of St. John. (held 01/04/1866)
- 06/30/1910: 1910-114; Corner-stone laying, at a Special Communication; see below.
- 10/18/1911: 1911-145; Hall dedication, at a Special Communication.
CORNER STONE LAYING, JUNE 1910
From New England Craftsman, Vol. V, No. 10, July 1910, Page 366:
The corner stone for the new Masonic Temple in Cambridge, Mass., was laid Thursday, June 30th. The ceremony was performed by Grand Master Dana J. Flanders assisted by the officers of the Grand Lodge. Interest in the event was testified by the presence of a large number of the fraternity. There was an informal lunch for the grand bodies at the residence of John C. Dow, one of the committee; following this the grand bodies were escorted to the site of the new temple h Cambridge Commandery, Cambridge R. A. Chapter and the five Masonic lodges of Cambridge.
With the usual ceremonies the stone was placed in position and an address delivered by Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Hamilton, Master of Washington Lodge, Roxbury. After singing, the benediction was pronounced by Rev R. Perry Bush, D. D. The hymn sung at the beginning of the exercises was written for the occasion by Brother William R. Hyde.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies a lunch was served to the special guests.
HALL DESCRIPTION, FEBRUARY 1911
From New England Craftsman, Vol. VI, No. 5, February 1911, Page 165:
The Masons of Cambridge, Mass., are looking forward with happy expectation to the day when their new temple will be completed. It is a long time since they enjoyed quarters exclusively their own. The new temple will be much more commodious and fine than anything they have before occupied. It will have a large hall with balcony, that will have a seating capacity of 400 without extra chairs. The entertainment and banquet hall will seat 500. There will be two small halls, a smoking room, office rooms, an armory and three coat rooms.
The building will be used exclusively for Masonic purposes. It will be handsomely furnished and equipped with every modern convenience. The organ is to be an important feature of the furnishing. It will operated by the electro pneumatic system, the console will he detached and placed on the opposite side of the hall, the electric cable connecting the organ and console will contain over two miles of wire. The contract for the organ was placed with Estey Organ Co. through their Boston office.
