Hiram Lodge #4 F. & A.M.
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Marker Inscription
Hiram Lodge #4 F. & A.M.. Chartered on December 11, 1799, by Virginia, as Hiram Lodge No. 57. It was renamed Hiram Lodge No. 4 on September 8, 1800, when the Grand Lodge of Kentucky was formed. The Ann Street lot was purchased on May 20, 1892; cornerstone laid April 1893; and dedicated on June 11, 1896. Presented by Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons - Hiram #4. (Reverse) Hiram Lodge #4 F. & A.M. - Past members of Hiram Lodge #4 include Richard M. Johnson, U.S. vice president, 1837-41; Amos Kendall, U.S. postmaster general, 1835-40; Colonel John Allen, Grand Master, killed War of 1812; Judge George M. Bibb, Kentucky Court of Appeals, U.S. senator. Presented by Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons - Hiram #4.
Erected by Kentucky Historical Society
The Story
Chartered by Virginia in 1799 as Hiram Lodge No. 57, this Masonic body was renumbered No. 4 in 1800 when the Grand Lodge of Kentucky formed. Its Ann Street home in Frankfort was built in the 1890s, with the cornerstone laid in 1893 and the building dedicated in 1896. Its rolls included figures of the early republic—Vice President Richard M. Johnson, Postmaster General Amos Kendall, Senator George M. Bibb, and Col. John Allen, a Grand Master killed in the War of 1812.
Why it matters
Fraternal lodges like Hiram were civic anchors of the young republic, binding together the statesmen and soldiers who built Kentucky and the early national government.
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Related people
- · Richard M. Johnson
- · Amos Kendall
- · John Allen
- · George M. Bibb
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