7 East Main Street 1825 Greek Revival style / Vernacular

This is the second Masonic Hall in Wilmington, constructed in 1825 as the Methodist Church, which was located four miles north of town near Cutting Cemetery. After it was moved to this location in 1835, the steeple and belfry were added. The bell, Wilmington’s first, was carried by oxcart from Troy, New York. the building originally has two entrances, one fro men on the left and one fro women and children on the right. The church sold the building to Social Lodge #38 in 1911. the bell and belfry were removed in 1928 during roof repair and the bell donated to the Baptist Church.

Wilmington’s first Masonic Hall was one of eight buildings moved in 1833 from the town common on Lisle Hill to Mill Hollow, first to a lot between the Baptist Church and Old Red Mill and later immediately north of the mill. The lodge, which is still active, met in the original building until 1883 and then leased space in several local buildings until it purchased this building from the Methodist Church.