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Founded in 1857, Ocean Lodge
#214 F&AM built its first lodge in Hanover square in
what is now Brunswick's south end. The two-story wooden
structure was built in a manner, which would provide income
by using the top floor for the lodge, while the ground floor
was rented to the city and used as City Hall for many years.
Over the decades the lodge
relocated to downtown Brunswick, occupying what is now
brother Ned Cash's jewelry store. |
| In
the early 1950s, Ocean Lodge voted to build a new location
at its current site of 2601 Parkwood Drive. Because it is
adjacent to the hospital, the bottom floor has space for
five doctors offices, which, again, provides income to the
lodge.
No local bank would
finance the undertaking so several members of the lodge
pledged their personal savings to fund the construction.
Brother John Christian Kauffman traveled to Macon and
arranged for an insurance company to carry the mortgage.
The Grand Lodge of Georgia
dedicated the new lodge in 1955 and over the past 48 years,
its members have enjoyed the benefits of this wonderful
facility. Over the past 147 years, Ocean Lodge has been the
Masonic home to many great leaders in business, government
and the community. |
