Blessing Masonic Lodge No. 411

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Blessing Masonic Lodge No. 411
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Location619 Ave. B/FM 616, Blessing, Texas
Coordinates 28°52′34″N96°13′08″W / 28.87611°N 96.21889°W / 28.87611; -96.21889
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1875
Architectural styleTexas folk or vernacular
NRHP reference No. 10001222 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 2011

The Blessing Masonic Lodge No. 411, also known as Tres Palacios Masonic Lodge, in Blessing, Texas, was built around 1875 and moved to its current location in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1]

It is a two-story 30 by 50 feet (9.1 m × 15.2 m) building which is Texas folk or vernacular in style. It was built near the Tres Palacios River in ca. 1875. It was moved to its current location at 619 Ave. B (FM 616), at 11th Street, in Blessing. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Terri Myers; Kristen Brown (June 21, 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Blessing Masonic Lodge No. 411 / Tres Palacios Masonic Lodge" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved October 13, 2018. Includes eight photos from 2010.