John I. Lovell and Advance Lodge No. 635: The Mason Who Helped Build the Temple

Discover the story of John I. Lovell, a Long Island City bricklayer who helped Advance Lodge No. 635 build its own Masonic temple in Astoria. Lodge records, newspaper accounts, and a 1915 mortgage trace his role as a trustee and building committee member—and the family connection continued by his son.