Perryville in Perry County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Masonic Lodge

No. 670

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 19, 2025

1. Masonic Lodge Marker

Inscription. Part of Lot 23 of the Original Town of Perryville, The Trustees of the Evangelical Lutheran Church School purchased the tract with the dimensions of 35 feet along S. Spring St and 100 East North Street in April 1868. A two (2) story brick schoolhouse was erected in the summer of 1908 and held classes shortly thereafter. The school originally instructed in both German and English. School was in session until it was closed on 1950, as a new school was erected on West South Street in Perryville.

The Masonic Lodge No. 670 was chartered in 1962. The Order of the Eastern Star was chartered on October 28, 1963. The building and Lot were sold to Perryville Lodge No. 670 and dedicated on December 7, 1969. Membership steadily increased from sixty - five in 1969, seventy - four in 1973, and eighty - eight in 1982, and is currently still occupied by the Lodge in 2024.

The Masons meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month except July and August which are dark. The Eastern Star Chapter # 46 meets on the 2nd and 4 Tuesday of the month. Also dark during July and August. The Lodge once chartered meetings up stairs of the

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Dr. Morton building on the square from 1962 - 1969 before they moved to this location.

Erected 2023 by Perry County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 37° 43.595′ N, 89° 51.677′ W. Marker is in Perryville, Missouri, in Perry County. It is at the intersection of N. Spring Street and E. North Street, on the right when traveling south on N. Spring Street. Masonic Lodge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 122 N Spring Street, Perryville MO 63775, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 19, 2025

2. Masonic Lodge Marker

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Phillip's Opera House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Levi Block Building (about 400 feet away); Shoults - A. B. C. - Chamber Of Commerce Building (about 500 feet away); Doerr - Zoellner Building (about 500 feet away); The Prevallet Building (about 500 feet away); Lurk Brothers Building (about 500 feet away); Hotel Perry (about 500 feet away); Arsan Callier - Toohey Law Firm Building (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 25, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 2. submitted on July 26, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.