Witherspoon Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, No. 111
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Witherspoon Lodge No. 111 Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM) | |
| File:Mount Dora FL Witherspoon Lodge01.jpg | |
| Location | Mount Dora, Florida, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 28°48′32″N 81°38′19″W / 28.80889°N 81.63861°W |
| Built | c.1921 |
| Architectural style | Frame Vernacular[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000346[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 21, 2009[1] |
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, United States. The building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1] The building is named for Witherspoon Lodge, a Prince Hall tradition Masonic lodge chartered by the Union Grand Lodge of Florida, which 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.[2] It was built around 1921.[4]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Historical Markers of Lake County
- ↑ List of districts (and lodges) on the Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge of Florida website
- ↑ Sidney Johnston; Robert O. Jones (April 2009). "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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