Masonic Lodge in Georgetown Texas
by Janette Boyd
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Masonic Lodge in Georgetown Texas
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Janette Boyd
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Photograph - Photograph
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Photo taken of San Gabriel Masonic Lodge building in Georgetown, Texas.
The present home of San Gabriel Masonic Lodge is one of the handsome buildings on the Courthouse Square of Georgetown. Built 75 years ago, its four walls were erected by the time the famous Galveston storm hit September 8, 1900, and local citizens were concerned that the terrific hurricane winds would damage or tumble them. They needn't have worried. It was said then, and is still often repeated, that if Belford Lumber Company built it, it was the best. Belford had contracted to put up the two story Masonic structure for $8,100 late in April of 1900. "The four sheer walls of the Temple" stood firm through the storm, no doubt enhancing the solid reputation of the construction firm.
The Masonic Temple, as it was called, stands at the corner of Seventh Street and Main Street in the middle of the proposed Historic District of Georgetown. The downstairs is occupied by Atkin Furniture Company, which has been there since 1925, but the upstairs has always been reserved for the Masonic Lodge. The meeting and other rooms are approached by a rather elegant, wide stairway, with handsome light fixtures of the period on each side of the stairs.
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December 12th, 2013
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Comments (4)
Kirt Tisdale
Great framing...well done!
Janette Boyd replied:
Thank you, Kirt, for your comment! I thought this was a church when I first saw it. This is just north of Austin, Texas and quite a building.