Oldest Masonic Bldg. In U.S., Franklin Between 18th and 19th Sts., Richmond, Va.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): Erected in 1785, owned and occupied by Richmond Randolph Lodge No. 19, A.F. & A.M. is the first edifice ever built in the United States exclusively for Masonic purposes. The records of this Lodge show that John Marshall, Gen'l Lafayette, together, with many other statesmen, soldiers and citizens of international renown have attended to its stated communications.'
Manufacturer: E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee
Date Postmarked: 1925
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/314
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Oldest Masonic Bldg. In U.S., Franklin Between 18th and 19th Sts., Richmond, Va.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): Erected in 1785, owned and occupied by Richmond Randolph Lodge No. 19, A.F. & A.M. is the first edifice ever built in the United States exclusively for Masonic purposes. The records of this Lodge show that John Marshall, Gen'l Lafayette, together, with many other statesmen, soldiers and citizens of international renown have attended to its stated communications.'
Manufacturer: E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee
Date Postmarked: 1925
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/314
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards