Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7

Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7, March 2014.
Location	S. 2nd Ave., Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°55′32″N 86°52′13.5″W / 35.92556°N 86.870417°WCoordinates: 35°55′32″N 86°52′13.5″W / 35.92556°N 86.870417°W
Built	1823
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	73001859
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1973[1]
Designated NHL	November 7, 1973[2]

The Masonic Hall of Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7 is a historic Gothic revival building in Franklin, Tennessee. Constructed in 1823, it is the oldest public building in Franklin. It houses Hiram Lodge No. 7, founded in 1809 and is the oldest Masonic Hall in continuous use in Tennessee.^[3] The building was the location of the negotiation and signing of the Treaty of Franklin in 1830, in which the Chickasaw Indians sold their lands before being moved west to today's Oklahoma. The sitting president Andrew Jackson was a participant. During the American Civil War, the building was used as a hospital for wounded Union soldiers after the Battle of Franklin.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.^[2][3]

References

1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
3. Ben Levy and Cecil N. McKithan (February 26, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7 / Masonic Hall" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying one photo, exterior, undated (32 KB)

External links

• Official Lodge website