The Logia Adelphia is a historic building located in
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez (, ) is a city and the eighth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez, and is also known as ''La Sultana del Oeste'' (The Sultaness of the West), ''Ciudad de las Aguas Pura ...
. It was built in 1912, and was designed by
Sabas Honore, a prominent local architect. It was listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
, for its architecture, in 1986.
[ The north facade, facing on the street, is elaborate and preserved. The interior has been renovated, and no longer reflects its original design.
In 1984, the building was still being used by Adelphia Lodge #1, the oldest ]Masonic Lodge
A Masonic lodge, often termed a private lodge or constituent lodge, is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry. It is also commonly used as a term for a building in which such a unit meets. Every new lodge must be warranted or chartered ...
located in Mayagüez.[ with ]
See also
* Logia Masónica Hijos de la Luz, in Yauco, Puerto Rico, also listed on the National Register
*List of Masonic buildings in the United States
List of Masonic buildings in the United States identifies notable Masonic buildings in the United States. These have served as meeting halls by Masonic lodges, Grand Lodges or other Masonic bodies. Many of the buildings were built to house Maso ...
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
References
National Register of Historic Places in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Masonic buildings completed in 1912
1912 establishments in Puerto Rico
Masonic buildings in Puerto Rico
Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico
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