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Mason's Hall, Mason Street, Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Summary
Significance: The "old Masonic temple" was damaged in a storm in the 1910s and demolished in 1953. The lodge replaced it with a purpose-built structure.
The Masonic Hall was built in the 1750s as a school for poor children, and sometime later a second-story was added. The school operated until the American Revolution; at that time, there was no teacher available to instruct the children. After the war, in 1788, the school trustees allowed the masons to have the building.
Survey number: HABS VA-424
Building/structure dates: ca. 1755 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: after 1788 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1953 Demolished
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Allen, Elizabeth Bray
Smith, Arthur, IV
Kello, Richard
Bridger, Joseph
Cary, Miles
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
Location
Smithfield, 36.98328, -76.63352
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
