Perdue Hill Masonic Lodge | |
Location: | Dales Ferry Road and Perdue Hill, Alabama |
Built: | 1824 |
Architect: | John Parks |
Coordinates: | 31.5168°N -87.497°W |
Perdue Hill Masonic Lodge | |
Designation1: | Alabama Register |
Designation1 Date: | November 1, 1976[1] |
The Perdue Hill Masonic Lodge, also known as Claiborne Masonic Lodge and as Masonic Lodge #3, is a historic Masonic lodge in the unincorporated community of Perdue Hill in Monroe County, Alabama. It was also the Woman's Club of Perdue Hill. Built in 1824, it functioned as both a church and a courtroom.[2] It is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage as the "Perdue Hill Masonic Lodge".[3] John Parks supervised the construction. It is a frame, gabled building approximately NaNfeet in plan. It is the oldest building in Monroe County,[4] and one of the oldest surviving institutional buildings in Alabama.
The building was moved in 1884 from Claiborne to the crossroads community of Perdue Hill, about two miles to the south.[5] By around 1930 the Masons no longer used it.
The building was documented in the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1934.[6] Three measured drawings were made of it.[7] Historical data on it have been recorded.[8] By 1936 it was home to the Woman's Club of Perdue Hill.[8] It was restored in 1981 and is open for special events as of 2019.[4]
It is located in Perdue Hill at the intersection of U.S. Route 84 and Dales Ferry Rd.[5]