Historical Marker

Masonic Temple of Benevolent Lodge No 3, F. & A. M.

Milledgeville · Baldwin County · Erected 1980

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Dedicated in 1834, this is Georgia's oldest continuously used Masonic building, an elegant antebellum landmark that later housed the Freedmen's Bureau and a federal garrison during Reconstruction.

About this site

Masonic Temple of Benevolent Lodge No 3, F. & A. M. is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, erected in 1980. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Baldwin County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0814, -83.2269 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sacred Heart Catholic Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old State Capitol, Site of Fort Defiance, and Baldwin County Courthouse.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.0814, -83.2269 · Milledgeville, Baldwin County

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