“European Concept” Lodges
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The following lodges are reported to be, or described as being “European concept” lodges or “traditional observance” lodges, which sometimes means they concentrate on intellectual programs, slow advancement of candidates, requiring research papers of candidates, using Emulation or a similar European ritual, after meetings having having festive boards with toasts, etc.
United States
| California | Lux Lodge #846, San Diego Academia #847, Oakland |
| District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) | Benjamin B. French Lodge #15 – chartered 1853 http://www.benjaminbfrench.org/ Mehr Lodge #90 – chartered 1990 Alianza Fraternal Americana Lodge #92 – chartered 1992 La France Lodge #93 – chartered 1992 Sojourner Kilwinning Lodge #1798 – chartered 1992 Hayastan Lodge #94 – chartered 1994 Magnolia Lodge #53 – chartered 1996 http://www.magnolialodge.org/ Lodge of the Nine Muses #1776 – chartered 1997 Nur Lodge #2000 – chartered 2000 Fraternity Lodge #54 – chartered 2000 http://www.fraternitylodge.org/ Fiat Lux Lodge #1717 – chartered 2001 |
| Indiana | Lodge Vitruvian, #767, Indianapolis http://www.vitruvian.org |
| Kansas | Inner Quest Lodge, UD, Kansas City |
| Louisiana | Lodge of the Nine Muses, UD |
| Minnesota | St. Paul Lodge #3, St. Paul |
| New York | Independent Royal Arch Lodge #2, New York |
| Ohio | Caliburn Lodge, #785, Cincinnati – chartered 2002 |
| Oklahoma | Guildhall #553 or #554, Stillwater |
| Pennsylvania |
The Kite & Key Lodge No. 811, F&AM: Traditional Observance Lodge in Allentown, Pennsylvania http://www.pagrandlodge.org/freemason/0507/page08.html
Lodge Ad Lucem No. 812, F&AM: Traditional Observance Lodge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Albion Mark Lodge No. 402: Mark Lodge operating on English model in Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Texas | St. Alban’s #1455, College Station – chartered 1992 http://www.stalbans.tx-mm.org/ |
| Utah | St. Andrew’s Lodge, U.D. |
Outside the United States
| Australia | description http://central.austasia.net/masonic/page2.html http://home.iprimus.com.au/danny55/masonic/page2.htmlLodge Epicurean No.906 (Belmont, Geelong) – chartered 1993 http://central.austasia.net/masonic/page8.html http://home.iprimus.com.au/danny55/masonic/page8.htmlLodge Amalthea No. 914 (East Melbourne, Victoria) – chartered 1995 http://central.austasia.net/masonic/page9.html http://home.iprimus.com.au/danny55/masonic/page9.html |
| Canada | Templum Sion, Manitoba |