Queens Masonic Lodge Histories
The history of Freemasonry in Queens is best understood through its lodges. Each lodge reflects a particular neighborhood, period, and institutional tradition within the borough. Some are tied to older communities such as Flushing and Newtown, while others belong to later phases of Queens history in places like Long Island City and Jackson Heights.
This page gathers the lodge histories on this site in one place and provides a starting point for exploring how Masonic life developed across Queens.
Explore Lodge Histories in Queens
Mizpah Lodge No. 738
Mizpah Lodge No. 738 is closely connected to the history of Newtown and Elmhurst. Its story helps show how a Masonic institution could maintain continuity even as the surrounding neighborhood changed over time.
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Service Lodge No. 1009
Service Lodge No. 1009 belongs to the long history of Flushing, one of the oldest communities in Queens. Its history provides insight into Masonic charity, continuity, and neighborhood identity in a historically important local setting.
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Geba Lodge No. 954
Geba Lodge No. 954 reflects a later stage in the history of Queens Masonry and is associated with Jackson Heights and modern borough development. Its story shows how lodge life adapted to twentieth-century Queens while preserving older institutional forms.
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Island City Lodge No. 586
Island City Lodge No. 586 is one of the most important lodge histories for understanding Freemasonry in western Queens. Its connection to Long Island City links lodge development to one of the borough’s major urban and industrial centers.
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Advance Service Mizpah Lodge
Advance Service Mizpah Lodge represents the continuity of Masonic institutions through reorganization, succession, and change. Its history helps explain how lodge identity can endure even when administrative structures evolve.
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Lodge Histories by Neighborhood
Flushing
Flushing has one of the deepest local histories in Queens, and its Masonic life reflects that continuity.
Related articles:
Newtown and Elmhurst
Newtown and Elmhurst preserve older layers of Queens history while also showing major demographic and physical change.
Related articles:
- Mizpah Lodge No. 738
- History of Newtown
Long Island City
Long Island City is central to the urban and institutional history of western Queens.
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Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights represents a later red rY, of Queens development and modern lodge history.
Related articles:
- Geba Lodge No. 954
- History of Jackson Heights
How to Use This Lodge History Index
These lodge histories can be read in several ways:
- by neighborhood
- by period in Queens history
- by institutional continuity
- by relation to Masonic buildings
- by notable members connected to individual lodges
If you are new to the subject, a good place to begin is with the broader overview pages before moving into individual lodge articles.
Related Guides
For broader context, continue to:
- Freemasonry in Queens
- History of Masonic Lodges in Queens
- Masonic Buildings in Queens
- Queens History and Freemasonry
- Notable Freemasons of Queens
The lodges of Queens offer one of the clearest ways to understand the borough’s Masonic history. Read together, they show how Freemasonry developed across different neighborhoods and historical periods, while preserving continuity through generations of institutional life.
