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.
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.
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.