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6 Dec 1921 “A communication was received from duly qualified Master Masons living in Minoa or thereabouts petitioning
Fayetteville Lodge for a letter of dispensation, to empower them to assemble as a regular Lodge.” At the following meeting is was
noted to grant their request with this provision: “that said Brothers shall pay into the treasury of Fayetteville Lodge the sum of $4
each for their assessment of the next four years to the Soldiers and Sailors Hospital Fund, pledged by the Lodge.”
During the years of WWII comparatively few petitions were received, but immediately after the was, degree work was the order of
business at almost every meeting. During 1946 28 joined our Lodge, and in 1947 14 more were initiated. In 1946 a special
dispensation was obtained to initiate a class of ten candidates at one time. The Fellow Craft Degree was exemplified by the Shrine
Field Ban in the Municipal Hall on 2 Nov 1946.
Fayetteville Lodge No. 579, 1865 to 1950
compiled by Arvin H. Almquist, PM; edited by Bro. David U. Wells, Jan 1992.
Fayetteville Lodge is proud of its past Grand Lodge appointments:
R.’.W.’. George Parkhust, Grand Sword Bearer
R.’.W.’. Albert Saunders, District Deputy Grand Master
R.’.W.’. Roger Prehn, Grand Director of Ceremonies
W.’. William Fraser received the 33rd Degree in 1970 from the Supreme Council, AASR, NMJ.
Centerville Lodge No. 648
North Syracuse, New York
18 Jul 1867 – May 9, 2002 the first meeting of Memorial Lodge No. 648 F&AM took place.
Petition Date:
Petitioners:
Baker, Hiram Salt Springs Lodge No. 520
Baum, Artemus Fort Brewerton Lodge No. 256
Baum, Isaac Syracuse Lodge No. 102
Carpenter, Charles Enterprise Lodge No. 48 (NJ?)
Conway, John Salt Springs Lodge No. 520
Hicks, Russell Phoenix Lodge (Callimachus No. 369?)
Lillie, Stephen Fort Brewerton Lodge No. 256
Mosher, John Salt Springs Lodge No. 520
Palmer, Joseph Fort Brewerton Lodge No. 256
Russell, Lewis Scriba Lodge No. 414
Dispensation Date: Feb 1867
Charter Date: 18 Jul 1867
Charter Officers:
Charter Members: ???
Meeting Places:
1. The first meetings were held in a building owned by Artemus Baum at a rent of $17.50 per year.
2. In April 1870 the Lodge moved to the upper room of the school house on South Main Street, where they continued to meet until a
new Lodge room was completed and dedicated 7 Dec 1872.
3. Bro. Isaac Baum constructed the basement and first floor of a building on the corner of South Main and Church Streets. The
Lodge erected the second floor and the roof at a total cost of $1074. In 1910 the Lodge bought the lower part of the building, and on
1 Jul 1911 voted to sell the building and purchase the lot on which they erected a new Masonic Temple.
4. The first meeting in the new Temple at 137 Church Street was held on 3 Jan 1913; the cornerstone was set and the building
dedicated on 9 Oct 1914. The Village of North Syracuse demolished the old Temple, ca 2003:
NORTH SYRACUSE COMMITTEE SAYS MASONIC BUILDING SHOULD FALL;
TEARING DOWN LANDMARK FOR A PARKING LOT WOULD BE CHEAPEST OF FIVE OPTIONS. (Neighbors Northeast)
From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 3 Jan 2002.
At the Dec. 27 village board meeting, North Syracuse trustees were presented with options on what the village should do about the
old Masonic building on 137 Church St. The building, formerly known as Centerville Lodge No. 648, was built by local Masons in
1912. The village bought the property in 1997 with plans to either renovate it and use it for village offices or use it in other ways.
The "137 Church Street Committee" was formed in September, with the goal of looking into the most cost-effective way of using the
property adjacent . . .
VILLAGE TAKES A LOOK AT SALE OF VACANT LOT;
MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING IS TORN DOWN, VILLAGE EXAMINES ITS OPTIONS. (Neighbors Northeast)
From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 29 Jan 2004
The village of North Syracuse is waiting to find out how much the vacant lot at 137 Church St. is worth now that the old Masonic
Temple is gone. The three-floor brick building was built in 1912 and has been vacant since January 1997. In the past, the village
board discussed moving a teen center into the building, but eventually voted to demolish it. "I would like us to put it in real estate
hands," said Trustee Gary Rainbow. Rainbow suggested the village board sell the property . . .
5. In 1997 the new Masonic Memorial Center was erected at 648 Centerville Place, adjacent to the old Temple, and dedicated,
where they were joined, as tenants, by the Central City Bodies, Valley of Syracuse, A.A.S.R.
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