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Mason's Hall
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| Location: | 1807 E. Franklin St., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Area: | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built: | 1785 |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73002220[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 2, 1973 |
The Mason's Hall in Richmond, Virginia was built during 1785 to 1787. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
At the time of its NRHP listing, it was the oldest Masonic building in the United States that was built as a Masonic meetingplace and used continuously for that purpose, and one of few surviving buildings from the 18th century in Richmond. It was reportedly protected from fire by the command of a Union general, also a Mason, when the Union army occupied Richmond in 1865.[2]
An early non-Masonic meeting held there provided instruction to Virginia's delegates to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.[2]
The building has an octagonal cupola.[2]
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