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- The Masonic Brotherhood Center is a display case of Masonic history and memorabilia going back to medieval times. The Center is sponsored by the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. It includes a hall for exhibitions, a lounge, office and outside patio.
- * Admission: free.
- FOREMOST AMERICAN MASON. Dominating the hall is an 11-foot statue, in Masonic regalia, of George Washington, first of 14 American Presidents who have belonged to the brotherhood. Events from his life are portrayed in three-dimensional scenes, and the Bible on which he took the oath of office as President is on display.
- SINCE THE MIDDLE AGES. Documents on view date back to the 14th Century, when the Masons were the cathedral builders of Europe. Among them is a Plan of Union for the colonies written by Mason Benjamin Franklin in 1754.
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- MASONIC CENTER
Documents and other memorabilia illustrate the history of the Masonic brotherhood.
Sponsored by the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, the Center includes an exhibition hall, a lounge and a patio.
- WASHINGTON EXHIBIT. A statue of the first President, in Masonic regalia, dominates the hall. His life is portrayed in three-dimensional scenes, and his Inaugural Bible, his Farewell Address and his Masonic Apron are displayed.
- RARE DOCUMENTS. Mason Benjamin Franklin's 1754 Plan of Union for the colonies is one of the documents on exhibit. Others date as far back as the 14th Century.
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- ¶ Admission: free.
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