The earliest Masonic meeting in what is now Lawrence was held by St. Matthew’s Lodge of Andover in January 1823 at the Parker Tavern
(also known as the Towne Tavern) which still stands on the Northeast corner of Parker and Andover Streets in South Lawrence, then part of Andover. The first lodge to permanently locate in Lawrence was Grecian Lodge. A preliminary meeting for Organization of this lodge was held in Methuen at the home of Bro. Charles O. Kimball, the first pastor of the Methuen Baptist Church. The lodge was chartered in December 1825 and first met in 1826 in the hall of the Methuen Literary Society. The Lodge ceased working in 1834. For more information on the History of Lawrence United, Grecian Lodge, and other lodges that have shared the building, please visit the Lodge History page.
