Blandford No. 3

Title

Blandford No. 3

Number

3

Status

$Chartered

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District

29

Districts

05

Division

09 - Richmond Metro and Central

Chartered

09/09/1757

Revived

Active

1757-

Inactive

1778

1803

1828

1853

1878

1903

1928

1953

1978

2003

2028

True

True

True

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

Meetings

2nd Tuesday 7:30 PM

Address

115 S Sycamore Street

City

Petersburg

County

Petersburg City

ZIP

Website

Facebook

Notes

One of the nine charter Lodges of the Grand Lodge of Virginia in 1788. Confirmed Chartered 09/09/1757. Assigned to District 5 in 1820. 1819 Proceedings: Whereas, by a calamitous fire, which happened in the town of Blandford, during the present year, the charter and furniture of the Blandford Lodge, No. 3, were totally destroyed, and the said Lodge No. 3, having continued their operations since that time, by an authority to that effect, from under the hand of the Grand Master, on motion, Resolved, That a copy of their charter be issued, naming John D. Townes, Master; William Shannon, Senior Warden; and John E. Lemoine, Junior Warden, free of expense. 1821 Proceedings: Whereas, the Masons’ Hall belonging to Blandford Lodge, No. 3, was consumed by fire in March, 1818, and with it the charter and other papers belonging to the Lodge; therefore, Resolved, That a charter be issued to the said Lodge, appointing the Worshipful John Bragg, Master; John D. Townes, Senior Warden; and William Pannill, Junior Warden; and that the charter be issued during the present Grand Annual Communication, free of any expense. 1830 Proceedings: On motion, Resolved, 'That the Grand Secretary do renew the Charter of Blandford Lodge, No. 3, which has been accidentally lost or mislaid, upon the payment of his usual fee.