Marker Inscription
Organized in 1850, the Morton Masonic Lodge was chartered on January 24, 1851. Named for "Old 300" colonist and Mason william Morton, the Lodge began with twenty charter members. The first lodge hall, located on Jackson street, was replaced in 1855 by a larger building on the corner of 3rd and Morton streets. The three-story brick structure also housed the county courthouse, and was destroyed by fire in 1887. A third facility, built at this site, was replaced by this building in 1913. Over the years the Lodge has sponsored many charitable activities.
About this site
Morton Lodge No. 72, A. F. & A. M. is a historical marker in Richmond, Fort Bend County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Fort Bend County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 237 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.5831, -95.7606 near Richmond. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jane Long Boarding House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include St. John's United Methodist Church, Buckley, Constantine W., and Courthouse Square, Early.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5157009050. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
