Council Lodge No. 979 and Council-Hillside: Two Histories, One Number
Council Lodge No. 979 was chartered in Richmond Hill in 1921, but its independent history remains sparsely documented in the available research. Follow its 1963 consolidation with Hillside, the combined Council-Hillside Lodge No. 894, and the later union that carried both institutional histories into Springfield Gardens Lodge No. 1057.
Hillside Lodge No. 894: The Woodhaven Lodge That Outgrew Its Temple
Hillside Lodge No. 894 began with about thirty charter members and reported nearly five hundred by 1920. Its rapid growth transformed a young Woodhaven institution, forced an enlargement of its temple and brought members together for a dinner with name cards. Follow Hillside’s beginnings in Brooklyn Manor, its union with Council Lodge and its lineage’s continuation in Springfield Gardens.
Springfield Gardens Lodge No. 1057: Nine Lodges, One Living History
Springfield Gardens Lodge No. 1057 began with a Masonic club determined to build a neighborhood hall. Through successive consolidations, it became the meeting point of nine lodge histories reaching Jamaica, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Queens Village and Ridgewood. Follow the building campaigns, shared rooms and mergers that shaped a continuing Queens institution now meeting in Rockville Centre.
Springfield Gardens Lodge No. 1057: The Lodge That Inherited Queens Histories
Springfield Gardens Lodge No. 1057 grew from a Masonic club that set out to build a neighborhood hall in 1920. Through later consolidations, it inherited lodge histories reaching Jamaica, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Queens Village and Ridgewood. Follow the building campaigns, shared meeting rooms and mergers that shaped a continuing Queens institution now meeting in Rockville Centre.