https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/browse?tags=freemasonry&output=atom2024-03-28T08:52:40+00:00Omekahttps://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5689The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. According to the article, Edson Goit, a resident from Geneva, had volunteered to repaint Oviedo Masonic Lodge No. 243. In 1884, Andrew Aulin, the postmaster of Oviedo, applied for dispensation for the lodge, which was granted by Deputy Grand Master George S. Hallmark, who was acting as the Most Worshipfull Grand Master. The Ionic Lodge No. 68 was chartered by Robert J. Perry, the Most Worshipfull Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Florida, on January 22, 1885. Lodge members met in a building owned by Aulin for the next 10 years. However, the lodge lost its charter in 1895, due to lack of members, which was likely caused by a number of freezes driving members out of Oviedo
By 1914, Oviedo's economy had recovered. Seminole County separated from Orange County, allowing Oviedo to come out of the shadow of Orlando. Additionally, the Big Oviedo Fire of 1914 forced the town to rebuild several important building. As a result, Oviedo grew rapidly. On October 31, 1916, the Grand Lodge of Florida authorized the charter for Oviedo Masonic Lodge No. 243. Brethren met in the Hunt Building, which is located at 534 King Street.]]>2016-03-02T18:35:02+00:00
Dublin Core
Title
Masonic Lodge Hall is Being Repainted
Alternative Title
Masonic Lodge Hall is Being Repainted
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Masonry--United States
Freemasonry--Florida
Description
A newspaper article published by The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. According to the article, Edson Goit, a resident from Geneva, had volunteered to repaint Oviedo Masonic Lodge No. 243. In 1884, Andrew Aulin, the postmaster of Oviedo, applied for dispensation for the lodge, which was granted by Deputy Grand Master George S. Hallmark, who was acting as the Most Worshipfull Grand Master. The Ionic Lodge No. 68 was chartered by Robert J. Perry, the Most Worshipfull Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Florida, on January 22, 1885. Lodge members met in a building owned by Aulin for the next 10 years. However, the lodge lost its charter in 1895, due to lack of members, which was likely caused by a number of freezes driving members out of Oviedo
By 1914, Oviedo's economy had recovered. Seminole County separated from Orange County, allowing Oviedo to come out of the shadow of Orlando. Additionally, the Big Oviedo Fire of 1914 forced the town to rebuild several important building. As a result, Oviedo grew rapidly. On October 31, 1916, the Grand Lodge of Florida authorized the charter for Oviedo Masonic Lodge No. 243. Brethren met in the Hunt Building, which is located at 534 King Street.
Source
Original newspaper article: "Masonic Lodge Hall is Being Repainted." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Publisher
The Central Florida Press
Date Created
ca. 1930-06-20
Date Copyrighted
1930-06-20
Date Issued
1930-06-20
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "Masonic Lodge Hall is Being Repainted." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 1.
]]>https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4894 The First Unitarian Church of Orlando's Unity Chapel, located at 1 North Rosalind Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida, can be seen to the far left of the postcard. On January 8, 1911, a congregation of Universalist Unitarians, lead by Reverend Eleanor Gordon, formed in the home of Caroline Groninger Gore, the second wife of former Mayor Mahlon Gore, which was located at 211 Lucerne Circle. The church was formally organized the following year in the home of Edward McNeill, located at 309 Robinson Street. The congregation held some of its earliest services in the Lucerne Theatre before holding its first service at Unity Chapel on February 16, 1913. Unity Chapel was designed by architects Ida Annah Ryan and Isabel Roberts in the Spanish Colonial Revival-style. The chapel was dedicated on March 16. By 1954, the congregation had outgrown Unity Chapel and moved to a new church located at 1901 East Robinson Street. In 1957, the chapel's last service took place. Sam Murrell constructed a new building, called the Murrell Building, that was designed by Richard Boone Rogers in 1957.]]>2016-10-18T14:39:36+00:00
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Title
Orlando Masonic Temple Postcard
Alternative Title
Masonic Temple Postcard
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Freemasonry
Churches--Florida
Unitarianism--United States
Description
A photographic postcard of the Masonic Temple, located on 205 East Central Boulevard in Orlando, Florida. The building was constructed in the 20th Century Commercial style in 1925 and was dedicated on January 13, 1926. The original owner was the Free and Associated Masons of Orlando from 1926 until 1982. The building was purchased in 1982 for $660,000 and underwent extensive modifications, including an additional two stories. The building now serves as professional offices.
The First Unitarian Church of Orlando's Unity Chapel, located at 1 North Rosalind Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida, can be seen to the far left of the postcard. On January 8, 1911, a congregation of Universalist Unitarians, lead by Reverend Eleanor Gordon, formed in the home of Caroline Groninger Gore, the second wife of former Mayor Mahlon Gore, which was located at 211 Lucerne Circle. The church was formally organized the following year in the home of Edward McNeill, located at 309 Robinson Street. The congregation held some of its earliest services in the Lucerne Theatre before holding its first service at Unity Chapel on February 16, 1913. Unity Chapel was designed by architects Ida Annah Ryan and Isabel Roberts in the Spanish Colonial Revival-style. The chapel was dedicated on March 16. By 1954, the congregation had outgrown Unity Chapel and moved to a new church located at 1901 East Robinson Street. In 1957, the chapel's last service took place. Sam Murrell constructed a new building, called the Murrell Building, that was designed by Richard Boone Rogers in 1957.
Source
Original 3 x 5 inch black and white photographic postcard: Private Collection of Joy Wallace Dickinson.
Date Created
ca. 1925-1957
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1925-1957
Contributor
Dickinson, Joy Wallace
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 3 x 5 inch black and white photographic postcard: Private Collection of Joy Wallace Dickinson.
Is Part Of
Digital reproduction of original 3 x 5 inch black and white photographic postcard: Private Collection of Joy Wallace Dickinson.
A cover of a pamphlet for the Scottish Rites of the Masons, Fall Reunion in Orlando in 1976. The Scottish Rite Temple was located at 74 West Gore Street.
Source
Original pamphlet, 1976: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Homan, William. The Scottish Rite. New York: Press of Andrew H. Kellog Co., 1905.
Transcript
THE SCOTTISH RITE
Fall Reunion
Valley of Orlando
Orient of Florida
1976
THE SCOTTISH RITE CREED
The cause of human progress is our cause, the enfranchisement of human thought our supreme wish, the freedom of human conscience our mission, and the guarantee of equal rights to all people everywhere the end of our contention.
October 30-31
November 6-7
SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE
74 West Gore Street
Orlando, Florida