Potomac Masonic Lodge No. 5: Built in 1810, this is the city's oldest existing Freemason building.
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The Potomac Masonic Lodge No. 5 was built in 1810 and is the oldest existing Freemason building in the District of Columbia. It has many associations with notable Georgetown residents and is located within the Georgetown Historic District. Since George Washington was a Freemason, the lodge participated in laying the first cornerstones for the White House in 1792 and the Capitol Building in 1793. The lodge building was sold and converted into a shop in 1840.
The building has undergone considerable alterations since it was initially constructed in the early 19th century. The recessed arch and pediment were added in 1870. The roundhead windows on the facade were also changed into shallow arches. The bay windows were added after 1939. It was purchased by an architecture firm, Doxiadis Associates, in 1962. The interior was then divided into smaller rooms by light partitions. There was another renovation at the time that gutted the interior.
DC Inventory: November 8, 1964 (Joint Committee on Landmarks)
Within Georgetown Historic District
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1. PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF MAIN AND SIDE ELEVATIONS - Potomac Lodge Number Five, 1058 Thomas Jefferson Street Northwest (Georgetown), Washington, District of Columbia, DC
HABS DC,GEO,152--1 | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA