1000 U Street, NW
— African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC —
The first African Masonic order south of the Mason-Dixon line was founded in the District of Columbia in 1825. Social Lodge No. 7, as it was known, combined with two other lodges in 1848 to form the Union Grand Lodge. Later, the name was changed to honor Prince Hall, a Revolutionary War veteran who in 1784 obtained permission from Grand Lodge of Ancients in England to establish a "Lodge of Free Negroes" in Boston. This building, designed by Albert I. Cassell and built between 1922 and 1930, has been an important social and cultural center. In addition to the Masons, it has housed a bowling alley, ballroom and restaurant.| HM Number | HMMIZ |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Washington, D.C.: African American Heritage Trail series |
| Tags | |
| Placed By | Cultural Tourism DC - Funded by the DC Historic Preservation Office |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 12:44pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 324339 N 4309502 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 38.91686667, -77.02615000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 55.012', W 77° 1.569' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 55' 0.72" N, 77° 1' 34.14" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202, 703 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1000 U St NW, Washington DC 20001, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments