Lexington Masonic Lodge No. 138
Lexington, Lee County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Chartered in 1854, when Lexington was part of Burleson County, the community's Masonic lodge was first named in honor of Andrew Neill, a Texas War for Independence veteran. The lodge's first officers were John M. Doak, Titus H. Mundine and John B. Nunn. Also in 1854, members helped build a lodge and school, chartered in 1860 as Lexington Male and Female Academy. The lodge changed its name in 1868 and in 1912 first sponsored an Order of the Eastern Star chapter. Today, lodge members continue to serve the Lexington community. (2003)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Chartered in 1854 when Lexington still lay within Burleson County, this Masonic lodge took its first name from Andrew Neill, a veteran of the Texas War for Independence. Its members did more than meet: they helped raise a building that doubled as a school, chartered in 1860 as the Lexington Male and Female Academy, and later sponsored an Order of the Eastern Star chapter. The lodge has remained a fixture of community life for well over a century.
Why it matters
Fraternal lodges like this one were engines of civic life on the 19th-century Texas frontier, often building the first schools and meeting halls in communities that had few other institutions.
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