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: |
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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]
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]