MASalem
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SALEM
LODGES
- Essex Lodge, 1779.
- Essex Lodge, 1792 to 1837; 1845 to the present.
- Starr King Lodge, from 1864 to the present.
BUILDINGS
NOTE ON HALL BUILDING, MARCH 1906
From New England Craftsman, Vol. I, No. 6, March 1906, Page 210:
SALEM'S NEW MASONIC HALL ASSURED. The new Masonic building proposed for Salem may be regarded as assured, unless the owners of the lots desired hold their property at prohibitive prices. One location which was recently offered to a club for headquarters at $47,000 is now held at $65,000. This is because the owners are interested in other estates in the vicinity and think such a building as is proposed to erect for a Masonic hall will draw tenants from these less modern buildings. The stock for the new edifice is practically subscribed.
- 12/27/1865: VII-53; Hall dedication, reported in the Grand Master's Address at the Feast of St. John. (held 04/17/1865)
- 01/13/1886: 1886-1; Hall dedication, at a Special Communication.
- 06/24/1915: 1915-185; Corner-stone laying, at a Special Communication.
- 06/24/1916: 1916-275; Hall dedication, at a Special Communication.
- 06/10/1984: 1984-43; Rededication of Temple, at a Special Communication.
