Witherspoon Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, No. 111
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Witherspoon Lodge No. 111 Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM) is a historic building located is at 1410 North Clayton Street in Mount Dora, Florida. The building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[2]
The building is named for Witherspoon Lodge, a Prince Hall tradition Masonic lodge chartered by the Union Grand Lodge of Florida, who purchased the building in 1903. The building served as a meeting place for the lodge for many years, but as of 2013 the lodge is listed as inactive.[3]
The building also served as a school for African-American children from 1922 to 1925.[1]
It was built around 1921.[4]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Historical Markers of Lake County
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 5/18/09 through 5/22/09". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-05-29.
- ↑ List of districts (and lodges) on the Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge of Florida website
- ↑ Sidney Johnston; Robert O. Jones (April 2009). [[[:Template:NRHP url]] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Witherspoon Lodge No. 111 Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM) / FMSF#LA3"]. National Park Service. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
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