The Perdue Hill Masonic Lodge, also known as Claiborne Masonic Lodge and as Masonic Lodge #3, is a historic

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in the

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of Perdue Hill in Monroe County,

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. It was also the Woman's Club of Perdue Hill. Built in 1824, it functioned as both a church and a courtroom. It is listed on the

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as the "Perdue Hill Masonic Lodge". John Parks supervised the construction. It is a frame, gabled building approximately in plan. It is the oldest building in Monroe County, and one of the oldest surviving institutional buildings in Alabama. The building was moved in 1884 from Claiborne to the crossroads community of Perdue Hill, about two miles to the south. By around 1930 the Masons no longer used it. The building was documented in the

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(HABS) in 1934. Three measured drawings were made of it. Masonic Hall, U.S. Highway 84 (moved from AL, Claiborne), Perdue Hill, Monroe County, AL: Drawings from Survey HABS AL-103
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/ref> By 1936 it was home to the Woman's Club of Perdue Hill. It was restored in 1981 and is open for special events as of 2019.

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attended a dance at the building as he traveled through Alabama in 1825. In 2025, a ceremony was held at the Masonic Lodge to honor the 200th anniversary of this visit.

Location

It is located in Perdue Hill at the intersection of

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and Dales Ferry Rd.

References

Masonic buildings in Alabama Buildings and structures in Monroe County, Alabama Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage {{MonroeCountyAL-geo-stub