Gloucester in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Boutetort Masonic Lodge
6494 Main Street
| — | Gloucester Downtown Historic District | — |
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
Location. 37° 24.896′ N, 76° 31.816′ W. Marker is in Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It is on Main Street (Business U.S. 17) just east of Justice Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6494 Main St, Gloucester VA 23061, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gloucester Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memoriam John Clayton (within shouting distance of this marker); To the Confederate Dead of Gloucester (within shouting distance of this marker); The Birdsall Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Gloucester in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named In Memoriam John Clayton (within shouting distance of this marker); Pvt. James Daniel Gardner (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester.
Also see . . . National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Gloucester Downtown Historic District. The lodge is a contributing structure to the historic district. The district's registration form was prepared by Marcus R. Pollard, David A. Brown & Thane H. Harple of Data Investigations LLC and Commonwealth Preservation Group
The Downtown Gloucester Historic District is located in Gloucester Court House village in the middle of Gloucester Count)', Virginia. Gloucester Court House village has been the administrative center of Gloucester County since at least the time of the 1766 construction of the third county courthouse and the official 1769 establishment of the Town of Botetourt (modern day Gloucester Court House village). The focal point of the town development since before its legal creation has been the courthouse, which has existed at or near its current site since c.l680. The town has developed slowly over three centuries from a completely agrarian population and economy to a small town today. Gloucester County was traditionally a wealthy count)' and played a role in most of the notable early conflicts of the nation —between settlers and the native population, Bacon's Rebellion, the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War—yet the county of Gloucester remained rural and maintained a small population of 10,000 or less. Gloucester Court House village remained proportionately small as well. Finally, after a slow recovery from the Civil War, industrialization and new forms of commerce brought more of the population into the central village of Gloucester Court House and led to a developmental expansion down Main Street beyond the original courthouse circle. The overall population of the county has grown slowly through the second half of the twentieth century and as a result, the downtown area has maintained its historic character and not seen the huge declines and disruptive redevelopments of many downtown areas. The historic district is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, at the local level, under Criteria A (Commerce, Ethnic Heritage: African American, Government, Law), C (Architecture) and D (Archeology: Historic Non-Aboriginal) for its development as a rural village and primary population center in Gloucester County from the Colonial period and for its architectural character and archaeological resources spanning the period from 1754 to 1960.
The lodge is architecturally described on page 8:
6494 Main Street(Submitted on September 2, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Primary Resource Information: Meeting/Fellowship Hall, Stories 2.00, Style: Other, ca 1870
The Botetourt Masonic Lodge is a two story wood frame meeting hall constructed in a rectangular plan with a bell tower. The building is five bays wide and rests on a brick foundation. The exterior is clad in metal siding and the building has a hipped composition shingle roof. The windows are one-over-one double hung wood sash.
Individual Resource Status: Meeting/Fellowship Hall; Contributing; Total: 1
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
