Marker Inscription
Constructed in 1884 by S. M. and J. H. Mims, this building was purchased in 1893 by Clinton Lodge No. 23, A. F. & A. M., which had been chartered in 1845 when Texas was an independent republic. The Masons conducted meetings on the second floor of the building until 1936, when they built a new lodge hall. The first floor of this structure was leased to a grocery store for thirty years, and from 1936 to 1971 it was the site of the Wright Drug Store. The structure remains an important element of Henderson's downtown commercial history.
About this site
Masonic Lodge Building is a historical marker in Henderson, Rusk County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Rusk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.1551, -94.7996 near Henderson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Merritt Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Henderson, Morris, William Wright, Judge, and Craig, William, Rev..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5401011012. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
