Logia Unión y Amparo No. 44 explained

Logia Unión y Amparo No. 44
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:Calle Acosta No. 39, Caguas, Puerto Rico 00725
Coordinates:18.2358°N -66.0344°W
Architect:Antonin Nechodoma
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:June 15, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88000661
Designated Other1 Name:Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. fa7070
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Number:2000-(RCE)-21-JP-SH
Designated Other1 Abbr:RNSZH
Designated Other1 Date:December 21, 2000

The Logia Unión y Ampara No. 44, or Logia Masónica de Caguas is a masonic lodge located in Caguas, Puerto Rico which was built in 1923. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1988[1] and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[2]

History and description

According to historians of freemasonry, somewhere between 1873 and 1875 the Spanish; Castilian: Logia Ampara had a member named Jose Ramos de Anaya who went on to serve as Grand Master from 1903 to 1904 in Puerto Rico.[3]

The privately owned lodge, designed by Antonin Nechodoma, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1988.[4] The lodge features a Greek Revival architecture style and is made of concrete. As of June 15, 1988 it still maintained its function as a meeting place for freemasons.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Annual Report . U.S. Government Printing Office . v. 20 . 1920 . November 12, 2021 . 105.
  2. Web site: GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO . JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO . December 7, 2022 . REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO . jp.pr.gov.
  3. Web site: Miguel A. Pereira. La Historia De La Logia . Respetable Logia union y Amparo #44 . es . November 12, 2021.
  4. Book: United States National Park Service . National Register of Historic Places, 1966-1994: Cumulative List Through January 1, 1994 . National Park Service . 1994 . 978-0-89133-254-1 . November 12, 2021 . 719.
  5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=88000661}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Logia Union y Amparo No. 44 ]. National Park Service. November 11, 2021. With
  6. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form . npgallery.nps.gov . November 12, 2021.