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.
Henry C. Buncke of Anchor Lodge No. 729: A Ledger-Keeper Between Two Villages
Henry C. Buncke lived in Whitestone, served as Master of College Point’s Anchor Lodge No. 729 and built a public career with New York’s Board of Water Supply. Explore his brief tenure as Commissioner of Accounts, local banking and transportation interests, and reported assistance to Whitestone’s Masons in 1922.