Masonic Temple - Portsmouth, NH
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NorStar
N 43° 04.271 W 070° 45.721
19T E 356545 N 4770226
This Masonic Temple is located near the center of Portsmouth at the intersection of Miller Avenue and Middle Street, and St. Johns Lodge, one of the lodges that meets there, is one of the oldest in the country.
Waymark Code: WM5XEE
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2009
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The Masonic Temple in Portsmouth, NH, is easily visible at the corner of Middle Street and Miller Avenue. The building is painted mustard. The actual address is 351 Middle Street. There is a 'house' portion that faces Middle Street and the addition portion that is visible from Miller Avenue.
There are three lodges that meet in this building: St. John's Lodge No. 1; St. Andrews Lodge No. 56, and Triple-Eight Travelers' Lodge No. 32. P.H.A. All are within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire.
St. Johns Lodge claims to be the oldest continuously operating lodge in the country. The lodge dates back to 1736 and state that only Boston, MA (1733), Philadelphia, PA (1731), Charleston, SC (1736), and Savannah, GA (1734) had lodges with charters or records that were older. St. Johns meets on the first Wednesday of the month.
The three lodges put on a breakfast on the first and third Sunday of the Month.
Web sites:
St. John's No. 1
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visit link)
St. Andrews No. 56
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visit link)