Thirty-Four by Sixty-Two: The Whitestone Masonic Temple on 11th Avenue
Thirty-four feet wide, sixty-two feet long and sixteen feet high: Whitestone’s new lodge room opened in January 1922, before the dining room was finished. Explore the temple’s first winter, its dedication and Eastern Star chapter room, and the continuing Masonic life of the building at 149-39 11th Avenue.
A Village Lodge Before the Bridge: Whitestone Lodge No. 973
Whitestone’s Masons began in borrowed rooms in 1920 and dedicated their own temple in 1922. Follow Whitestone Lodge No. 973 through its founding ceremonies, shared home with Cygnus Chapter and working years before its 1972 consolidation with Metropolitan Lodge brought it into the continuing 273 line.