Richardson Masonic Lodge - No. 136 GRC in York District. - Masonic Temples on Waymarking.com

In the late 1850's there was sufficient interest in Masonry around Stouffville to warrant the formation of a lodge in the area.

An application was made to the Grand Lodge of Canada West, and on June 15, 1860 Richardson Lodge held its first meeting.The Lodge's charter was issued and signed by M.Wor.Bro. T.D. Harington
whose portrait hangs in our building.

The first lodge room was situated at Cashel, on the northeast corner of what is now 18 th Ave. and Kennedy road. It was above the livery stable and barn of an Inn.

The first candidate for admition was Samuel Mighton, the keeper of that Inn. The Lodge was named after Right Worshipful Brother Francis Richardson, a Past Grand Senior Warden and Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Canada West.

Traveling was often difficult and initiations few in the early years at Cashel, so in 1866 the Lodge was moved to Knill's Hall in Stouffville. This building was opposite what is now the post office.

Meetings were held there for the next ten years, when a fire raised the building. Daley's Hall was the next home. It was on Main Street opposite the clock tower. The lodge remained there until April, 1955 when it moved to its present site. It was a proud occasion for Richardson Masonic Lodge finally to own its own building.

The Lodge has weathered lean times and savoured prosperous ones. It has grown with our community. We still enjoy the atmosphere of familiar fellowship which thrives in a country lodge. May we continue to uphold the aspirations and ideals of our predecessors, and practice and guard the landmarks they established.

In the spring of 2010, the Richardson Masonic Hall Corporation renovated the outside of our building to mark the 150th anniversary of our Lodge. The large monument / sundial was also added to mark the occasion.

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