Seven Lodges, Thirty-Three Histories: What the Queens Lineages Reveal
Seven present-day Queens District lodges preserve thirty-three constituent lodge histories. This capstone to The Seven Lodges brings their beginnings, consolidations and shared meeting places together, tracing connections from nineteenth-century Manhattan through Queens to a present meeting place in Nassau County.
A Manhattan Number, Six Lodge Histories: The Lineage of Harmony No. 241
Harmony Lodge No. 241 brings together six lodge histories, from an institution founded in Manhattan in 1851 to Queens lodges chartered in the 1920s and 1955. Follow their connections through Astoria, Maspeth, Jamaica and northeast Queens, four consolidation events and a succession of shared meeting places.
Nine Lodge Histories, One Queens Lineage: Springfield Gardens No. 1057
Nine lodge histories converge in Springfield Gardens Lodge No. 1057. From Jamaica’s 1864 charter to eight institutions organized between 1911 and 1928, their beginnings and consolidations connect neighborhoods across southern Queens with a continuing lodge that now meets in Rockville Centre.
One Charter, Many Connections: Cornucopia Lodge and the Growth of Northeast Queens
Cornucopia Lodge No. 563 has continued without consolidation, but its history reaches into several other Queens lodge lineages. Follow its connections with Anchor, Whitestone, Bayside and Service—and its journey from rented rooms in Flushing to its own temple and a shared meeting place in College Point.
The Number That Traveled East: Francis Lewis Lodge No. 273 and Its Queens Lineage
Francis Lewis Lodge No. 273 carries the number of a Manhattan lodge chartered in 1852. Follow the histories of Metropolitan, Whitestone, Bayside and Brandeis through three consolidations to a shared meeting place in College Point—and discover how an institutional number connects different generations of New York and Queens.
Across Queens to College Point: The Six Lodge Histories Behind Anchor-Astoria
Six lodge histories converge in Anchor-Astoria Lodge No. 729. From College Point and Astoria to Richmond Hill, Liberty Avenue, South Ozone Park and the Ridgewood-Glendale area, their beginnings and consolidations trace a borough-wide network now brought together in College Point.
One Charter, Many Rooms: Tadmor Lodge No. 923 and the Geography of Ridgewood
Tadmor Lodge No. 923 has kept its name and number while its meeting places have changed. From borrowed space in Woodhaven and Jamaica to two Ridgewood buildings, Forest Hills and Astoria, its addresses reveal a history of institution-building, shared rooms and connections across the Queens Masonic District.
The Seven Lodges of the Queens District: Complete Series Guide
Explore the complete guide to the seven lodges of the Queens District. Find each lodge’s institutional history, constituent lodges, temple features and member biographies, then follow the connecting stories that bring their people, places and acts of assistance into one larger Queens history.
From Tadmor’s East to the Grand East: Charles W. Froessel
Charles W. Froessel served as Tadmor Lodge’s Master, Grand Master of New York and a judge of the state’s highest court. Follow his parallel Masonic and legal careers, from a Ridgewood ceremony for his five brothers to the constitution of three Queens lodges and the 1964 World’s Fair.
The Seven Lodges of the Queens District: Start Here
Seven active lodges make up the Queens District, but their histories reach far beyond seven names. Start here to explore their earlier lodges, consolidations, members and meeting places—and the connecting stories that reveal how these institutions helped shape Queens.
Mr. Mason of Queens: Edward J. Smith and the Work of Starting Lodges
Remembered as “Mr. Mason of Queens,” Edward J. Smith was Tadmor Lodge’s first Master and a familiar figure at other lodges’ beginnings. Follow the borough clerk and judge through the early ceremonies of Geba, Astoria and Wakefield, and the work of connecting Queens’ Masonic institutions.
The Tuesday Night Visitors: Cornucopia, Anchor and a Favor Returned
Anchor’s history remembers three Cornucopia brothers who traveled from Flushing on Tuesday nights to help the young College Point lodge. In September 2024, Cornucopia began meeting in Anchor-Astoria’s temple. Follow a relationship spanning generations, from visiting brothers to a shared Masonic home.
The Engineer’s Room: Arthur E. Wenige and the Lodge Room Queens Built Twice
A lodge-room plan connects Woodhaven and Astoria through engineer Arthur E. Wenige. Advance Lodge’s records describe blueprints first used at Hillside and supplied again for its own temple. Tadmor’s history adds an unexpected connection: the lodge began in the Woodhaven building and now meets in the Astoria one.
Across the Seven Lodges: Connecting Stories and Series Roadmap
An engineer’s drawings, thirteen founding members, Tuesday-night visitors and shared temples connect the histories of Queens’ seven active Masonic lodges. Start here to follow the people, places and acts of assistance that crossed lodge lines—and discover where the individual series meet.