Crane Hill Masonic Lodge

Crane Hill Masonic Lodge
Location 14538 Cty. Rd. 222, Crane Hill, Alabama
Coordinates 34°5′49″N 87°2′38″W / 34.09694°N 87.04389°W / 34.09694; -87.04389Coordinates: 34°5′49″N 87°2′38″W / 34.09694°N 87.04389°W / 34.09694; -87.04389
Area 1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built 1904
Built by Cooper, Philip Aquilla; Boone, Robert
Architectural style Free standing gable front
NRHP Reference # 01001294[1]
Added to NRHP November 29, 2001

The Crane Hill Masonic Lodge is a historic building in Crane Hill, Alabama, which was built in 1904.

Built as a meeting hall for "Crane Hill Masonic Lodge #554", it has also housed a school.[2] As of 2013, the lodge no longer exists.[3]

The building is a "free standing gable front" structure.[1] It was historically used as a meeting hall, as a school, as a multiple dwelling, and as a department store.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1] It is currently used as a Masonic hall.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Donald H. Ledyard and Trina Binkley (January 24, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Crane Hill Masonic Lodge" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying 11 photos from 1997 and 2000
  3. http://www.alafreemasonry.org/bluelodges/lodges1.php?idrange=500+-+599 Grand Lodge of Alabama website - list of extant lodges
  4. "Brief History of Crane Hill Masonic Lodge". Reocities page on Crane Hill Masonic Lodge.

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