Old Masonic Hall

Old Masonic Hall

Masonic Lodge (Williamsburg, Va.)

Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg

Block 11. Building 03.

Freemasons - Virginia - Williamsburg - Buildings

Postcard depicting wooden Masonic Hall that stood on the site of today's current brick Masonic Lodge on Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia. The card was produced by C.T. American Art Blue-Sky and published by H.D. Cole, ca.1905-1910.

The caption reads: "Old Masonic Hall in which was organized the first Grand Lodge in America, Williamsburg, Va. The First Grand Master was John Blair, acting Governor of the Colony of Virginia, who was elected Grant Master October 12, 1778."

Henry Dennison Cole operated the Cole News Shop located on the site of the present day Taliaferro-Cole Shop. He published many early postcards with illustrations of surviving 18th-century buildings in Williamsburg. His store provided maps, postcards, and travel pamphlets for early 20th-century tourists passing through the area.

C.T. American Art Blue-Sky

Henry Dennison Cole

ca. 1905-1910

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AV-1997-11-04-R

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Postcard

5.5 inches x 3.5 inches