1 25 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lodges Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sons and Daughters of Liberty Description An account of the resource This 1/4 acre parcel was deeded to Ebenezer Lodge No. 14, Sons and Daughters of Liberty for use as a graveyard in 1907 (Db X6:539) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lodges Building A house, school, church, farmhouse, etc. Location The location of the item or topic 6714 James Lee St., Falls Church, Va. 22042 Parcel No. 0504 06 0005 (written mistakenly as Lodge 292 King Tyree); legal description is James Lee Senior Estate, lot 5 District Name of the district that the item is located in Providence Construction Date Date of construction, if known 1966 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource King Tyre Lodge NO. 292 of the 31st Masonic District Description An account of the resource Roots of the group date to December 15, 1875. In 1946 a group of Masons moved away from their home lodges and formed a lodge at the First Baptist Church. Leaders of the movement were Charles R. Dale, the Rev. Wallace E. Costner, and the Rev. Columbus C. Wilson. The lodge is “subordinate to the Most Worshipful Prince Hall of Virginia;” Prince Hall is the Father of Black Masonry in the United States. From the lodge website: Many rumors of the birth of Prince Hall have arisen. “Few records and papers have been found of him either in Barbados where it was rumored that he was born, but no record of birth, by church or state, has been found there, and none in Boston. All 11 countries of the day were searched and churches with baptismal records were examined without a find of the name of Prince Hall.” The first recorded meeting of the group was on Thursday, June 27, 1946, and was attended by Rev. C.C. Wilson, Rev. W. E. Costner, Messrs. Charles Dale, William Johnson, Frank Tinner, Harold Young, Fredrick Hinson, Zack Kenner, Colbert Hunter, James Johnson, George Hynson, and Charles D. Richardson. Reverend Henry, of the Little Zion Baptist Church, attended and gave the group instructions on the formation of a Masonic Club. At this meeting, members elected a president and secretary, Charles R. Dale and Fredrick L. Hinson respectfully; of what would soon become King Tyre Masonic lodge. A two-story red-brick building was constructed in 1966; it is 2,688 sq. ft. above grade and was valued at $646,400 in 2021 but has tax-exempt status Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lodge website <a href="https://kingtyre292.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://kingtyre292.org/</a> Fairfax County Deed Book 01279, page 0526 Fairfax County property records <a href="https://icare.fairfaxcounty.gov/ffxcare/Datalets/Datalet.aspx?sIndex=0&idx=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://icare.fairfaxcounty.gov/ffxcare/Datalets/Datalet.aspx?sIndex=0&idx=1</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Organization established 1946 Falls Church Providence https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/files/original/2e2d91232be6c71ba6604868c18a15a3.jpg 02e83112972393792c31b330851ab5ca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lodges Building A house, school, church, farmhouse, etc. Additional Name A different name that the item is also known as, or was known as in the past Pride of Fairfax County Lodge #298 Location The location of the item or topic 7809 Fordson Road, Alexandria VA 22306 District Name of the district that the item is located in Mount Vernon Photo Credit A credit to a photo or other file provided for the item, if exists From the John Bushrod Collection at the Gum Springs Museum Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mount Vernon Enterprise Lodge #3488 Description An account of the resource Built in 1944, the Mount Vernon Enterprise Lodge No. 3488/ Pride of Fairfax County Lodge #298) is located within the community of Gum Springs, which is located within the greater Alexandria portion of Fairfax County. Gum Springs, established in 1833, is the oldest African American community in Fairfax County. The building served two fraternal orders: the Mount Vernon Enterprise Lodge No.3488, a fraternal order of the Odd Fellows that was responsible for the construction of the building in 1944; and the Pride of Fairfax County Lodge #298, another fraternal order founded in 1947. Like fraternal halls in other African American communities in Virginia, the Mount Vernon Enterprise Lodge No. 3488/ Pride of Fairfax County Lodge #298 became a central focus of the social life of the African American community of Gum Springs during the Jim Crow era. The building was used as a local community center and was the site of notable civic events from the 1940s into the 1980s. Both fraternal orders were instrumental in providing education and mentoring that shaped community leaders, while also acting as a mutual aid society that looked after organization members and their families. Mount Vernon Enterprise Lodge No. 3488 began in the community of Woodlawn Crossroads. The community was displaced in 1941 in the pre-war expansion of Fort Belvoir. Many residents and their organizations relocated to Gum Springs. The site was approved for inclusion in the Virginia Landmark Register in December 2021 and DHR will forward the documentation to the National Park Service for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/029-6069_Pride_of_Fairfax_Lodge_2021_NRHP_nonCLGreview.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/029-6069_Pride_of_Fairfax_Lodge_2021_NRHP_nonCLGreview.pdf</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944 - Present Mount Vernon