who owns freemasons hall in Chennai

17 Nov 2024 updated 15 Oct 2026 1 of 5 Freemasons' Hall District Grand Lodge of Madras Lodge Perfect Unanimity Chennai India

The present site of Freemasons' Hall on Ethiraj Salai in Chennai was acquired in April 1917 by the District Grand Lodge of Madras, as the District Grand Lodge of Madras records on its website.

Earlier in the history of Craft Masonry under the English Constitution in Madras, an earlier Masonic Temple situated near Capper's on the beach was built in 1839 by Lodge Perfect Unanimity 1. That earlier undertaking was raised through private subscriptions among the local brethren following a proposal brought forward by the lodge to the Provincial Grand Lodge 1.

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C. H. Malden A History of Freemasonry (Under the English Constitution) on the Coast of Coromandel: Together with Histories of the Old Madras Lodges Which Were Founded Before the Union: Together with Appendices and a Map 1895 · pp. 105, 171-172 Malden details the initial 1823 proposal by Lodge Perfect Unanimity to raise funds by private subscription for erecting a Masonic Temple in Madras; Malden records the 1839 construction of the earlier Masonic Temple on the beach near Cappers by Lodge Perfect Un

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dglofmadras.org the acquisition date of April 1917 for the Ethiraj Salai site by the District Grand Lodge of Madras

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