Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 18 Explained

Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 18
Location:Off AR 172, Lisbon, Arkansas
Coordinates:33.2717°N -92.8267°W
Built:1858
Architect:McKinzie, L.O.
Added:March 13, 1987
Refnum:87000442

The Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 18 is a historic building in Lisbon, Arkansas, US. The two-story wood frame lodge building was built in 1858, and is virtually unaltered. It has several distinctive construction features, including 12" by 12" timber posts that rise the full two stories at its corners; this feature is believed to be unique in the state. It was built as a meeting hall a local chapter of Freemasons, and is the oldest purpose-built Masonic hall still used for that purpose in Arkansas.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 18. Arkansas Preservation. 2014-05-09.