Site of First Bellville Masonic Lodge Building
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 57.076 W 096° 15.496
14R E 764613 N 3316547
Black metal marker on a metal pole along the street, just to the left of the sidewalk leading to the entrance.
Waymark Code: WMX4PC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2017
Views: 1
Marker gives information on founding of Bellville Lodge No. 223, and of this building.
Marker Number: 365
Marker Text:
The petition to form a Masonic lodge in Bellville was initiated by members of Chappell Hill Lodge No. 67. Bellville Lodge No. 223 was chartered in 1858. Zimri Hunt, an early Bellville lawyer, served as first Worshipful Master. In 1858, lodge members erected a two-story building at this site. Meetings were held on the upper floor, and the first floor was used for church and school purposes until 1881. Early members of the Bellville Masonic Lodge were active in political, business, educational, and religious affairs of the community.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
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