Finding Aid to the Hill City Lodge Assembly Hall Music Programs
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
HILL CITY LODGE ASSEMBLY HALL – MUSIC PROGRAMS (1903-1909)
The collection includes four programs of music concerts held in the Assembly Hall of the
Hill City Masonic Lodge, Lynchburg, Virginia. Featured artists included local singers and
instrumentalists including the Concordia Glee Club and the Silver Tongue Quartette. Also
included are photocopies of the programs and newspaper clippings of performances.
HILL CITY MASONIC LODGE ASSEMBLY HALL
Hill City Masonic Lodge, Lynchburg, Virginia, was organized in 1859. In 1897, a lodge
building was designed for the Lodge by Edward G. Frye, a Lynchburg architect. Around 1902,
the assembly hall of the Lodge was opened for musical performances by local artists in Lynchburg,
including the Concordia Glee Club and the Silver Tongue Quartette. By 1945, the Lodge moved
to another location and the building was then known as the Ward building. It housed several
offices along with the assembly hall used by the Floyd Ward Dance School for a number of years.
MS1420
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
HILL CITY LODGE ASSEMBLY HALL – MUSIC PROGRAMS (1903-1909)
The collection includes four programs of music concerts held in the Assembly Hall of the
Hill City Masonic Lodge, Lynchburg, Virginia. Featured artists included local singers and
instrumentalists including the Concordia Glee Club and the Silver Tongue Quartette. Also
included are photocopies of the programs and newspaper clippings of performances.
HILL CITY MASONIC LODGE ASSEMBLY HALL
Hill City Masonic Lodge, Lynchburg, Virginia, was organized in 1859. In 1897, a lodge
building was designed for the Lodge by Edward G. Frye, a Lynchburg architect. Around 1902,
the assembly hall of the Lodge was opened for musical performances by local artists in Lynchburg,
including the Concordia Glee Club and the Silver Tongue Quartette. By 1945, the Lodge moved
to another location and the building was then known as the Ward building. It housed several
offices along with the assembly hall used by the Floyd Ward Dance School for a number of years.
MS1420
Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the Hill City Lodge Assembly Hall Music Programs
Subject
finding aids
Hill City Masonic Lodge (Lynchburg, Va.)
Description
Finding aid to the Hills City Lodge Assembly Hall Music Programs held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The collection includes four programs for music concerts held at Hill City Masonic Lodge in the early 1900s.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1420FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Hill City Lodge Assembly Hall Music Programs,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/488.