College Hill in Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
The Grand Lodge of Rhode Island
1797 1853
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2020
Meeting Place of The most Worshipful Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of Rhode Island
Providence Royal Arch Chapter Number One 1797
Thomas Smith Webb here organized Saint Johns Commandery Number One Knights Templar 1802
Providence Council Number One of Royal and Select Masters here organized 1818
Mount Vernon Lodge Number Four F. & A. M. 1824
Grand Commandery of Knights Templars and the Appendant Order of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Here organized 1805
This tablet erected 1916
Erected 1916.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical date for this entry is December 27, 1989.
Location. 41° 49.549′ N, 71° 24.488′ W. Marker is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in College Hill. Marker is on N. Main Street. On the front of the Rhode Island School of Design. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 N Main Street, Providence RI 02903, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Burning of British Taxed Tea (here, next to this marker); The Market House (here, next to this marker); The Hurricane of September 21st 1938 (within shouting distance of this marker); PFC Alfred Silver USA (within shouting distance of this marker); Around the Corner from Market Square (within shouting distance of this marker); The History of The Weybosset Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Merchant Marine Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Rhode Island Korean Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Providence.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on March 5, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on June 22, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 5, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.