Oldest Masonic Bldg. In U.S. Franklin St. between 18th and 19th, Richmond, Va.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): This building, erected in 1785, and owned and occupied by Richmond Randolph Lodge No. 19, A.F. & A.M. is the first edifice ever built in the U.S. 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: Louis Kaufmann & Sons, Baltimore, MD.
Date Postmarked: 1915
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/313
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Oldest Masonic Bldg. In U.S. Franklin St. between 18th and 19th, Richmond, Va.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): This building, erected in 1785, and owned and occupied by Richmond Randolph Lodge No. 19, A.F. & A.M. is the first edifice ever built in the U.S. 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: Louis Kaufmann & Sons, Baltimore, MD.
Date Postmarked: 1915
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/313
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards