MANewburyport
From MasonicGenealogy
NEWBURYPORT
LODGES
- Emeth Lodge, from 1955 to its merger with St. Mark's Lodge in 1976.
- St. John's Lodge, from 1766 to the present.
- St. Mark's Lodge, from 1803 to the present.
- St. Peter's Lodge, around 1772.
- St. Peter's Lodge, from 1792 to 1834.
BUILDINGS
- 06/12/1872: 1872-118; Hall dedication reported in the Grand Master's Address at the June Quarterly. (held 01/02/1872), by Past Grand Master Charles C. Dame.
- 12/08/1875: 1875-406; Hall dedication reported in the Grand Master's Address at the December Quarterly. (held 02/25/1875), by Past Grand Master Charles C. Dame.
- 06/27/1928: 1928-167; Corner-stone laying, at a Special Communication.
- 03/27/1929: 1929-62; Hall dedication, at a Special Communication.
CORNER STONE LAYING, JUNE 1928
From New England Craftsman, Vol. XXIV, No. 1, September 1928, Page 19:
The cornerstone of the new Masonic temple to be erected on Green Street, Newburvport, was laid June 20. The ceremony was in charge of Deputy Grand Master Herbert C. Bagley of Worcester, assisted by Senior Grand Warden John W. Withington of Dedham and Junior Grand Warden Elton S. Wilde of New Bedford. Prior to the ceremony the members of St. John's and St. Mark's lodges held a short parade from State Street to the new temple.
