Witherspoon Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, No. 111

United States historic place


Witherspoon Lodge No. 111 Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


28°48′32″N 81°38′19″W / 28.80889°N 81.63861°W / 28.80889; -81.63861
Built	c.1921
Architectural style	Frame Vernacular^[2]
NRHP reference No.	09000346^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 21, 2009^[1]

Witherspoon Lodge No. 111 Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM) is a historic building located is at 1410 North Clayton Street in Mount Dora, Florida, United States. The building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

The building is named for Witherspoon Lodge, a Prince Hall tradition Masonic lodge chartered by the Union Grand Lodge of Florida, which purchased the building in 1903. The building served as a meeting place for the lodge for many years, but as of 2013 the lodge is listed as inactive.^[3]

The building also served as a school for African-American children from 1922 to 1925.^[2]

It was built around 1921.^[4]

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 5/18/09 through 5/22/09". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-05-29.
^ ^a ^b Historical Markers of Lake County
^ List of districts (and lodges) on the Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge of Florida website
^ Sidney Johnston; Robert O. Jones (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Witherspoon Lodge No. 111 Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM) / FMSF#LA3". National Park Service. Retrieved February 24, 2019.