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'''Shades Valley Lodge, No. 829''' is a [[List of Masonic lodges|Masonic lodge]] chartered by the [[Grand Lodge of Alabama]] (Free & Accepted Masons of Alabama) at 8 [[Hollywood Boulevard]] in [[Homewood]].  The lodge currently has over 215 members.  Meetings are held every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.
'''Shades Valley Lodge, No. 829''' is a [[List of Masonic lodges|Masonic lodge]] chartered by the [[Grand Lodge of Alabama]] (Free & Accepted Masons of Alabama) at 8 [[Hollywood Boulevard]] in [[Homewood]].   


== History ==
Shades Valley Lodge No. 829, F & A.M. was chartered by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Alabama on [[December 8]], [[1921]], A.L. 5921.  The first two locations of the Lodge were in [[Rosedale]], now part of Homewood, on [[18th Street South Homewood|18th Street South]].
Shades Valley Lodge was founded in September [[1921]] in [[Rosedale]]. A charter was granted by the Grand Lodge of Alabama in December 1921The first lodge building was located in [[Edgewood]] on the corner of [[Broadway Street]] and [[Oxmoor Road]].  The organization moved to their current location in [[1956]].
 
Dr [[John Turpin Callaway]] was the first Master of Shades Valley Lodge.  When he constructed the building located on the southwest corner of [[Oxmoor Road]] and [[Broadway Street]], he had the top floor designed and built especially for Shades Valley Lodge No. 829, F. & A.M..  The Lodge was next located in Dr. Callaway’s building. 
 
Shades Valley Lodge next bought property on Hollywood Boulevard from the Shades Valley post of the American Legion and [[Maranatha Baptist Church]], which is the present location of the Lodge.  The Lodge moved to the basement constructed on the property by Maranatha Baptist Church on [[June 30]], [[1955]].
 
The corner stone was laid on [[October 27]], [[1956]].  Brother Troy L. Nunn, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Alabama, was in charge and assisted by other Grand Lodge Officers.
 
The lodge currently has over 215 members.  Meetings are held every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.shadesvalleylodge.com Shades Valley Lodge] web site
* [http://www.shadesvalleylodge.com Shades Valley Lodge] web site
[[Category:Masonic lodges]]
[[Category:Hollywood Boulevard|Lodge No. 829]]

Latest revision as of 08:54, 27 October 2008

Present lodge building in October 2008

Shades Valley Lodge, No. 829 is a Masonic lodge chartered by the Grand Lodge of Alabama (Free & Accepted Masons of Alabama) at 8 Hollywood Boulevard in Homewood.

Shades Valley Lodge No. 829, F & A.M. was chartered by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Alabama on December 8, 1921, A.L. 5921. The first two locations of the Lodge were in Rosedale, now part of Homewood, on 18th Street South.

Dr John Turpin Callaway was the first Master of Shades Valley Lodge. When he constructed the building located on the southwest corner of Oxmoor Road and Broadway Street, he had the top floor designed and built especially for Shades Valley Lodge No. 829, F. & A.M.. The Lodge was next located in Dr. Callaway’s building.

Shades Valley Lodge next bought property on Hollywood Boulevard from the Shades Valley post of the American Legion and Maranatha Baptist Church, which is the present location of the Lodge. The Lodge moved to the basement constructed on the property by Maranatha Baptist Church on June 30, 1955.

The corner stone was laid on October 27, 1956. Brother Troy L. Nunn, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Alabama, was in charge and assisted by other Grand Lodge Officers.

The lodge currently has over 215 members. Meetings are held every Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.

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