Warren Lodge No. 56, A.F. & A.M.
Main St & W Buck St, Caldwell, TX 77836, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1850
EST. 1850
1840
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Warren Lodge No. 56, A.F. & A.M..
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Warren Lodge No. 56, A.F. & A.M.
Caldwell Freemasons organized in 1848 and formed Burleson Lodge No. 59 in 1849, with county judge Jesse G. Thomas as its first worshipful master. Chartered in 1850 as Warren Lodge No. 56, the lodge built its own hall in 1854 and founded a public Masonic cemetery in 1890. Its early members included several of the county's first civic leaders.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Warren Lodge No. 56, A.F. & A.M.
Burleson County was established in 1846 with Caldwell as the county seat. By the late 1840s Caldwell had a population of about three hundred. Local Masons began organizing and in October 1848 nine Freemasons petitioned George M. Patrick, grand master of Texas to grant dispensation for a lodge in Caldwell. In 1849 these men met in the county courthouse as District Deputy Grand Master John Sayles installed the first officers of the new Burleson Lodge No. 59. Jesse G. Thomas, then serving as first chief justice of Burleson County, was worshipful master. During 1849 the lodge initiated at least nine apprentice Masons including M. M. Hitchcock, future sheriff; Spencer Rice, future contractor of the 1853 county courthouse; and George B. Erath, the surveyor who platted Caldwell, sponsored legislation creating Burleson County and later served in the Texas Senate. The lodge was chartered in 1850 as Warren Lodge No. 56 though the reason for the name change is unknown, local lore states that the lodge was named for Dr. Joseph Warren, a well-known Freemason of Massachusetts. The Masons built their own lodge in 1854. They leveled the cornerstone of the new courthouse in 1889 amid full Masonic ceremonies. In 1890 they established a Masonic cemetery open to the public south of town. The lodge met soon after the full moon each month until 1930, when automobiles made night travel more feasible and they began meeting the second Thursday of each month. The Masonic cemetery was deeded to a private cemetery association in 1950. Warren Lodge No. 56 continues to be active in Burleson County community service. (2000) Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5051011771
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