tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post8605249204018078882..comments2024-03-26T12:05:58.591-04:00Comments on Freemasons For Dummies: Covington, KY Scottish Rite Building On The BlockChristopher Hodapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-9620867460986614842022-12-15T20:09:52.491-05:002022-12-15T20:09:52.491-05:00Any idea why there's no information on the bui...Any idea why there's no information on the building going about 10 stories underground. I was walking around this beautiful structure and noticed a hatch like a sewer but I opened it and my light wouldnt reach the bottom nor could you hear dime hit the bottom, very intriguing to me I'd love to know why it's not even in the blueprints how extremely large this building is. I asked those coming and going but none would answer it looks to have it's on subway station if I was to come to my own conclusion Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-11076485692374605602019-06-20T21:55:43.248-04:002019-06-20T21:55:43.248-04:00So glad the building has been kept in the organiza...So glad the building has been kept in the organization. When I was very young, my grandmother would take me to help setup for OES (Rosebud Chapter) meetings. My father was a member of the Latonia Lodge and I attending many Job Daughter activities in the temple. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-35164803791789458382018-09-21T23:33:32.174-04:002018-09-21T23:33:32.174-04:00I understand that this post is quite old but, I wo...I understand that this post is quite old but, I would like to update it. It the years past since this blog was published i can tell alot of things have changed. We decided to not sell the building and I can tell you that in the last 5 to 6 years, we have actual started to rebound. There are 3 blue lodges that now meet in this building as well as the Scottish Rite, York Rite, and also the Order of the Eastern Star. It still stands as a Masonic hub of Northern Kentucky. As it stands it is still large and expensive but, we have all tightened our boot straps and not only accomplished to keep the lodge building but, also renovate it. we have installed a new elevator, installed all new seats and tables in the dining halls, painted and repaired the walls in the dining halls, and also re carpeted not only both lodge rooms but, also the 700 seat amphitheater. We are on an uptick and we dont see and stopping Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10866084753395689027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-43925314252075082312016-03-10T22:25:53.298-05:002016-03-10T22:25:53.298-05:00My Great Grandfather, Gordon Augustus Willis, was ...My Great Grandfather, Gordon Augustus Willis, was a 33rd Degree, Scottish Rite FreeMason, who attended this lodge. He was the head city engineer of Covington, KY and passed away in 1987. If you Google him, you can find pictures of him real easy. WHen I found some young pictures of him, I found out that I'm a spitting image. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928141330640282369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-37408389596513072892011-01-30T16:10:27.308-05:002011-01-30T16:10:27.308-05:00I absolutely agree. As a young Mason (23 years old...I absolutely agree. As a young Mason (23 years old, MM for less than a year) it saddens me to see an older generation giving up on decades of work to build up the fraternity. Yes, times are hard, but shouldn't we all tighten our belts and sacrifice a little bit? It seems that we're giving away what little we have for reasons of convenience. <br /><br />Will there be any monumental Scottish Rite temples around when I petition years from now? Masonic buildings are some of the few examples of beautiful architecture left in the US. It's a shame we don't value them more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com