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Article: EDITORIAL: Freemasonry nearly extinct in modern era.(Editorial)
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- Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
- Article date:
- May 18, 2006
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May 18--In a long-in-the-tooth corner of downtown Dallas, between the Farmers Market and the Stewpot, sits the solid, well-maintained -- but largely vacant -- Masonic Temple. The 65-year-old landmark has been on the market since October. (Asking price, $3.6 million.) Like the organization it represents, the temple has seen better days.
The Freemasons were once a cornerstone of American society, counting among their members nine signers of the Declaration of Independence, 14 presidents and 42 U.S. Supreme Court justices. The organization is a fraternity, social club and "brotherhood" that, using the ancient craft of stonecutting as a metaphor, seeks to ...