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Blessing Masonic Lodge No. 411
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About this site
Blessing Masonic Lodge No. 411 is a historic place in Blessing, Matagorda County, dedicated in 2011. It is one of 7 historic places documented in Matagorda County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 114 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.8716, -96.2190 near Blessing. The nearest cataloged historic site is Blessing Library Association (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Masonic Lodge #411, Hotel Blessing, and Hotel Blessing.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2010001222. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Blessing Masonic Lodge No. 411, also known as the Tres Palacios Lodge, is a two-story vernacular frame building constructed around 1875 and moved to its present site at 619 Avenue B in Blessing in 1907. Measuring roughly 30 by 50 feet, it is a good example of Texas folk institutional architecture. The lodge has been a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 1965 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgatlas.thc.texas.gov
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