Sign in or 
Share this
History
Our Lodge Building History:
Green Lake Lodge No. 149 was chartered in 1906. The Lodge owns the building pictured on this page. It was built in 1922 and sits on the north west corner of the block along N. Green Lake Way E. The Green Lake Masonic Center is one of the most ornate of the Centers in north Seattle. It has quite a bit of Masonic symbolism displayed on its outer walls, and there are a number of beautiful pictures hanging in the Lodge room that were painted by WB Dale Boudreau. The lower street level on Green Lake Way and Maple Leaf Place are occupied by business tenets. The Lodge facilities are on the second level and are shared by other Masonic organizations which meet there.
Community Service:
The members of Green Lake Lodge live in, support, and provide services to the surrounding community of Green Lake. In addition, we participate in other programs started or continued by our Masonic district, and jurisdiction.
A Short History of Green Lake Lodge No. 149:
Green Lake Lodge No. 149 was organized after due consideration in the early spring of 1905.
The first meeting was held in the office of Dr. H.C. Dyer in the Thorn Building on Monday evening, May 29, 1905. Other meetings were held either in the office of Dr. Dyer or in a room over the hardware store of Bro. W.W. Batcheller at 304 East 72nd Street.
On June 3, 1905 WB Fred Weyant and a number of other masons presented a petition to Doric Lodge to sponsor a new Lodge in the Green Lake district. The resolution was passed unanimously. A petition for dispensation was granted by the Grand Lodge of Washington on September 12, 1905.
On Tuesday evening October 3, 1905 the new members of Green Lake Lodge convened in Thorn's Hall, which had been chosen as the regular meeting place of the new lodge.
At the session of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Washington, which met on June 6, 1906, a charter was granted to Green Lake Lodge No. 149 F. & A. M.
On August 7, 1906 the Grand Lodge convened in Thorn's Hall, Green Lake and constituted the Lodge and installed the officers.
In the year 1920 when L.M. Urban was Worshipful Master of Green Lake Lodge the Lodge was still holding meeting in Thorn's Hall. At that time the matter of the construction of a suitable building for the Lodge's perminent home was very thoroughly discussed.
After due consideration the Green Lake Masonic Association was organized and incorporated, a site was purchased, plans and specifications for a suitable building were prepared, bids were called for and in January 1922 a construction contract was awarded for the construction of the Green Lake Masonic Center building.
On Saturday February 25, 1922 the cornerstone of the new Green Lake Masonic Templewas laid with due forms and ceremonies by Right Worshipful Brother James McCormack, Deputy Grand Master.
On Thursday, June 29, 1922 the new Temple was formally dedicated by Most Worshipful Brother James McCormack, Grand Master.
In 1945 Green Lake Lodge No. 149 sponsored Exemplar Lodge No. 284, which later came home by merging with Green Lake Lodge in 1983.
Interested? This is all it takes to find out more!
Green Lake Lodge No. 149 was chartered in 1906. The Lodge owns the building pictured on this page. It was built in 1922 and sits on the north west corner of the block along N. Green Lake Way E. The Green Lake Masonic Center is one of the most ornate of the Centers in north Seattle. It has quite a bit of Masonic symbolism displayed on its outer walls, and there are a number of beautiful pictures hanging in the Lodge room that were painted by WB Dale Boudreau. The lower street level on Green Lake Way and Maple Leaf Place are occupied by business tenets. The Lodge facilities are on the second level and are shared by other Masonic organizations which meet there.
Community Service:
The members of Green Lake Lodge live in, support, and provide services to the surrounding community of Green Lake. In addition, we participate in other programs started or continued by our Masonic district, and jurisdiction.
A Short History of Green Lake Lodge No. 149:
Green Lake Lodge No. 149 was organized after due consideration in the early spring of 1905.
The first meeting was held in the office of Dr. H.C. Dyer in the Thorn Building on Monday evening, May 29, 1905. Other meetings were held either in the office of Dr. Dyer or in a room over the hardware store of Bro. W.W. Batcheller at 304 East 72nd Street.
On June 3, 1905 WB Fred Weyant and a number of other masons presented a petition to Doric Lodge to sponsor a new Lodge in the Green Lake district. The resolution was passed unanimously. A petition for dispensation was granted by the Grand Lodge of Washington on September 12, 1905.
On Tuesday evening October 3, 1905 the new members of Green Lake Lodge convened in Thorn's Hall, which had been chosen as the regular meeting place of the new lodge.
At the session of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Washington, which met on June 6, 1906, a charter was granted to Green Lake Lodge No. 149 F. & A. M.
On August 7, 1906 the Grand Lodge convened in Thorn's Hall, Green Lake and constituted the Lodge and installed the officers.
In the year 1920 when L.M. Urban was Worshipful Master of Green Lake Lodge the Lodge was still holding meeting in Thorn's Hall. At that time the matter of the construction of a suitable building for the Lodge's perminent home was very thoroughly discussed.
After due consideration the Green Lake Masonic Association was organized and incorporated, a site was purchased, plans and specifications for a suitable building were prepared, bids were called for and in January 1922 a construction contract was awarded for the construction of the Green Lake Masonic Center building.
On Saturday February 25, 1922 the cornerstone of the new Green Lake Masonic Templewas laid with due forms and ceremonies by Right Worshipful Brother James McCormack, Deputy Grand Master.
On Thursday, June 29, 1922 the new Temple was formally dedicated by Most Worshipful Brother James McCormack, Grand Master.
In 1945 Green Lake Lodge No. 149 sponsored Exemplar Lodge No. 284, which later came home by merging with Green Lake Lodge in 1983.
Interested? This is all it takes to find out more!
Leeland.Artra |
Latest page update: made by Leeland.Artra
, Feb 6 2010, 5:30 AM EST
(about this update
About This Update
Edited by Leeland.Artra
view changes - complete history) |
|
Keyword tags:
None
More Info: links to this page
|
There are no threads for this page.
Be the first to start a new thread.
