Dunton Lodge No. 1017: A Clubhouse First, a Lodge Second
Dunton’s Masons began a clubhouse before Dunton Lodge No. 1017 received its charter in 1923. Explore the relationship between club and lodge, members whose careers spanned banking, policing and the electrical trades, and the later consolidation that carried Dunton’s institutional history into Springfield Gardens Lodge No. 1057.
Dunton Masonic Temple: A Clubhouse Before a Lodge
Dunton’s Masonic temple began as a clubhouse before Dunton Lodge No. 1017 received its charter. In 1921, members drawn from fifty-nine lodges launched a community hall on Van Wyck Boulevard, building in stages and raising funds through bazaars. Follow its documented beginnings, decades of lodge activity and the unanswered questions surrounding its disappearance.
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.