Holly Springs in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Masonic Lodge #115

Est. 1847

Masonic Lodge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023

1. Masonic Lodge Marker

Inscription. One of the oldest lodges and school buildings in Wake County. Support of education has been first and foremost to the Masonic fraternity, which used the first floor for educational purposes from 1852-1905. Masons have served and shaped the community over the past century, playing an integral part in the history of Holly Springs.

Erected by Town of Holly Springs.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 35° 39.112′ N, 78° 49.946′ W. Marker is in Holly Springs, North Carolina, in Wake County. Marker is on Raleigh Street north of Center Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 224 Raleigh St, Holly Springs NC 27540, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Leslie-Alford-Mims House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Holly Springs School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Holly Springs Elementary School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bass Lake (approx. 1.7 miles away); Norris-Holland-Hare House (approx. 3.2 miles away); Varina Commercial Historic District

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(approx. 4.6 miles away); Varina Supply Company (approx. 4.6 miles away); Dry Goods Store (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Holly Springs.

Regarding Masonic Lodge #115. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the lodge:

The Holly Springs Masonic Lodge, built ca. 1852, is Holly Springs and Wake County's only surviving antebellum Masonic Lodge, and is the oldest extant Masonic Lodge and school building in Wake County. … The lodge was the location of the earliest school in Holly Springs, as well as the first school available to female students in town, and the Holly Springs Masonic Lodge and its lodge building were closely tied to the promotion of education in Holly Springs from 1854 to the early twentieth century. In addition, the lodge building was a gathering place for the Masonic gentlemen of Holly Springs from ca. 1852 to the present, although its post-1959 use is not of exceptional significance, and the Lodge's various service activities benefited both its members and the community. The period of significance is ca. 1852, the estimated date of the completion of the lodge's construction, to 1959.

Masonic Lodge #115 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023

2. Masonic Lodge #115 Marker

Also see . . . Holly Springs Masonic Lodge (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the lodge, which was listed in 2010. (Prepared by Jason L. Harpe; via National Archives) (Submitted on October 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Front of Masonic Lodge #115 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023

3. Front of Masonic Lodge #115

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 56 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on October 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.