Jamaica-Queens Village Lodge No. 546: Keeping the 1864 Number
Formed in 1998, Jamaica-Queens Village Lodge No. 546 united five founding lodge histories under Jamaica’s Civil War-era number. Follow the connections among Jamaica, Woodhull, Queens Village, Suburban and Prosperity, the combined lodge’s Rockville Centre meeting place, and its 2013 consolidation into Springfield Gardens Lodge No. 1057.
Springfield Gardens Lodge No. 1057: A Queens Lodge Outside Queens
Springfield Gardens Lodge No. 1057 retains its Queens District affiliation while meeting in Rockville Centre, Nassau County. Its present address brings together institutional histories rooted in nine founding lodges. Explore what continued through consolidation, how members maintained affiliations after moving away, and why the lodge’s original Queens temple and current meeting place tell different stories.
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.