Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Oregon City #11: Masonic Lodge

707-709 Main Street

IMG_2764 Masonic Lodge Building in Oregon City, Oregon on August 19, 2006
Oregon City Masonic Lodge on August 19, 2006.

Multnomah Lodge #1 of the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons was chartered in Oregon City in 1846, becoming the first Masonic Lodge west of the Rocky Mountains.

IMG_2767 Cornerstone of the Masonic Lodge Building in Oregon City, Oregon on August 19, 2006
Oregon City Masonic Lodge on August 19, 2006.

The cornerstone for this lodge building was laid on August 27, 1907.

IMG_2771 Masonic Lodge Building in Oregon City, Oregon on August 19, 2006
Oregon City Masonic Lodge on August 19, 2006.

Historical Photo:Main Street showing Masonic Lodge (Oregon State Library)

IMG_2765 Masonic Lodge Building in Oregon City, Oregon on August 19, 2006
Oregon City Masonic Lodge on August 19, 2006.
 
IMG_2766 Masonic Lodge Building in Oregon City, Oregon on August 19, 2006
Oregon City Masonic Lodge on August 19, 2006.
 
IMG_2773 Masonic Lodge Building in Oregon City, Oregon on August 19, 2006
Oregon City Masonic Lodge on August 19, 2006.
 
IMG_2815 Masonic Lodge Building in Oregon City, Oregon on August 19, 2006
Oregon City Masonic Lodge on August 19, 2006.
 
IMG_2776 Mural Near Masonic Lodge Building in Oregon City, Oregon on August 19, 2006
Mural near the Oregon City Mason Lodge on August 19, 2006.
 
Next to the Mason Lodge is a parking lot. The building on the other side of the parking lot features a mural depicting a scene on the Oregon Trail. The mural was a group effort led by Larry Kangas.
 
IMG_2777 Mural Near Masonic Lodge Building in Oregon City, Oregon on August 19, 2006
Mural near the Oregon City Mason Lodge on August 19, 2006.

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