Michigan Masonic Home
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N 43° 23.260 W 084° 39.911
16T E 689109 N 4806513
Located on the east side of Wright Avenue, south of Warwick Drive. Parking available.
Waymark Code: WM124H
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2006
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In November 1885 the Michigan Masonic Home Association was established to raise funds for a home and health care facility for aged Masons. In 1891, Michigan's first Masonic Home, located on Reed's Lake near Grand Rapids, was opened. When fire destroyed it in 1910, Alma businessman and philanthropist Ammi W. Wright donated the former Alma Sanitarium as a replacement. The Masons used that structure for twenty years. In 1929 the Masons began construction of a new home on this 116-acre site. The first residents moved into the new facility in 1931. Since 1931 several additions have combined to create this diverse residential and nursing care facility operated by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan.
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