Property Record
N SIDE OF W, 1/3 MILE W OF NEW DIGGINGS, NEXT TO MASONIC CEMETERY
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | OLIVE BRANCH MASONIC LODGE #6 |
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| Other Name: | OLIVE BRANCH MASONIC LODGE #6 |
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| Reference Number: | 65113 |
| Location (Address): | N SIDE OF W, 1/3 MILE W OF NEW DIGGINGS, NEXT TO MASONIC CEMETERY |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | New Diggings |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 1 |
| Range: | 1 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 23 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1845 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1977 |
| Historic Use: | social recreational/fraternal hall |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | BUILDING MOVED TO CURRENT SITE IN 1950. PLAQUE ON STONE ON PROPERTY READS "DEDICATED BY THE GRAND LODGE F. & A.M. OF WISCONSIN IN MEMORY OF THE FOUNDERS OF OLIVE BRANCH LODGE NO.6 F. & A. M. WHO IN THE YEAR 1845 BUILT THIS THE FIRST MASONIC TEMPLE ERECTED IN WISCONSIN. THIS HALL, MOVED FROM THE VILLAGE OF NEW DIGGINGS AND RESTORED ON THIS SITE BY THE MEMBERS OF BENTON LODGE #268 F. & A. M., WAS REDEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND FREEMASONRY ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1950. WALTER O. HELWIG, GRAND MASTER." |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |