Pittsboro Masonic Lodge Explained

Pittsboro Masonic Lodge
Location:East and Masonic Sts., Pittsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7203°N -79.1756°W
Builder:Hanks, Martin
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:January 31, 1978
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:78001938

Pittsboro Masonic Lodge, also known as Columbus Lodge No. 102, is a historic Masonic Lodge located at Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. It was built in 1838, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style frame building. In 1846, it was enlarged by the addition of the distinctive pedimented second-story overhang carried on heavy square pillars. It is one of the oldest still-functioning Masonic halls in North Carolina.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Ellen Gadski. Pittsboro Masonic Lodge. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d.. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.