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Self-guided · metro area, South Carolina

Masonic and Fraternal Halls in Columbia, SC

Masonic temples, Odd Fellows halls and grange halls near you, the meeting places of the old fraternal orders.

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The Columbia, SC metro area has about 879,918 residents, ranking 71st in the country. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Columbia, SC and the source for each site.

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On the record near Columbia, SC

The 12 nearest

16 listed sites on the record match masonic and fraternal halls within 200 miles of Columbia, SC, out of 167 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Donalds Grange No. 49779 miles from the center of Columbia · Building · Donalds · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places
Masonic Temple Building93 miles from the center of Columbia · Building · Shelby · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Greenville Elks Lodge97 miles from the center of Columbia · Building · Greenville · listed 2015National Register of Historic Places
Corriher Grange Hall112 miles from the center of Columbia · Building · Five Points · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Knights of Wise Men Lodge114 miles from the center of Columbia · Building · St. Helena Island · listed 1996National Register of Historic Places
Masonic Temple124 miles from the center of Columbia · Washington County · marker erected 1954Georgia historical marker program
Phoenix Masonic Lodge No. 8143 miles from the center of Columbia · Building · Fayetteville · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
Masonic Hall151 miles from the center of Columbia · Building · Waynesville · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
Pittsboro Masonic Lodge159 miles from the center of Columbia · Building · Pittsboro · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Holly Springs Masonic Lodge169 miles from the center of Columbia · Building · Holly Springs · listed 2010National Register of Historic Places
Masonic Temple Building183 miles from the center of Columbia · Building · Raleigh · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
Odd Fellows Building183 miles from the center of Columbia · Building · Raleigh · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Columbia, SC. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Fraternal Halls in Columbia, step by step

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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Columbia, SC ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Columbia, SC?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Columbia

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Columbia, SC the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Columbia, SC are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.