A Brief History of Lafayette Lodge #123

Freemasonry in Lafayette has a long history beginning in 1830 when Perry Lodge #37 was granted a dispensation from the Grand Lodge of Indiana.

In 1851 Star City Lodge under dispensation was formed and the following year in 1852 it was chartered as Lafayette Lodge #123 with Herman Peters as our first Worshipful Master (please click on the image to the right to view a larger version of him).

Elizur Deming, a physician and an Underground Railroad agent, and Henry C. Lawrence, a pharmacist, both, were involved in the formative years of Freemasonry in Lafayette. They also both served the Grand Lodge of Indiana as Grand Master of Masons in Indiana. Elizur Deming was Grand Master from 1847 to 1850 and was responsible for laying the cornerstone of the Grand Lodge in Indianapolis on October 25, 1848.

  
Elizur Deming          Henry C. Lawrence
^{Please click on their images to view a larger version of them.}

The Lodge currently meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00pm, at the Lafayette Masonic Temple.

The Lafayette Masonic Temple is located at the northwest corner of 6th and Columbia Streets in Lafayette, right across the street from City Hall.