tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post4601214979004208226..comments2024-03-26T12:05:58.591-04:00Comments on Freemasons For Dummies: Marion, Indiana Masons Keep and Improve Their TempleChristopher Hodapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-82948482401833318762018-08-26T00:38:50.860-04:002018-08-26T00:38:50.860-04:00Thank-you for writing this article, it provides ev...Thank-you for writing this article, it provides even more clarity to the current condition of this beautiful, historic building! The Samaritan lodge did indeed replace the roof, downspouts, and had all the exterior masonry work completed. They did not remodel the inside after that work was completed, and instead chose to use only the lower levels for meetings until the building was given to the Grant County Rescue Mission in 2016. I purchased this building earlier this year, and plan to restore the interior to it's former glory. All of the men in my family were members here at one time, so the building is in good hands now...and owned by a Mason :) Kenneth Puckettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-18611793386165382682009-08-03T00:52:31.585-04:002009-08-03T00:52:31.585-04:00Chris,
I am passing through Nebraska on the wa...Chris,<br /><br /> I am passing through Nebraska on the way to a vacation in South Dakota with my family and we decided to stop in Grand Island tonight. I came across the beautiful Masonic Temple building on North Locust Street and took some pictures of it. It is a very impressive building, even more so when you consider the size of Grand Island. There was a faded note in the doorway indicating when the lodge met. I took some pictures and wanted to see what I could find out about the lodge on the internet. I was greatly saddened when I saw your web page indicating that Free Masons no longer own the building. Ashlar lodge now meets in a building in the nearby city of Chapman.<br /> As you said there is more to Free Masonry than the buildings but while I live in Webster Groves (suburb of St. Louis) trying to preserve the Masonic Temple in St. Louis was one of the key initial factors that interested me in Free Masonry. Hopefully we will be able to preserve the portions of our heritage that are left so that we and our posterity will benefit from them.<br /><br />William A. Bean<br />Junior Warden<br />Napthli Lodge # 25, St. Louis, Mo.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693102889113020582noreply@blogger.com