Alfred zur Linde

Seal of the Johannisloge "Alfred zur Linde", Essen

Alfred zur Linde is a regular Masonic lodge founded in Essen on September 2, 1859 . It is the oldest Masonic Lodge in Essen. Until 1935 it was a subsidiary of the Great National Mother Lodge "To the Three Worlds" (GNML "3WK"). After 1945 she moved to the newly founded Grand Lodge of the Old Free and Accepted Masons of Germany , but continued to work according to the ritual of the GNML "3WK".

history

The Masonic Lodge "Alfred zur Linde" is the oldest Masonic lodge in Essen and was founded in 1859 by 29 members from existing lodges in the surrounding area. The lodge belonged to the grand lodge Great National Mother Lodge "To the three globes" . In downtown Essen , Logenstrasse is still a reminder of the longstanding location of the Logenhaus.

For a new building of the lodge house, the lodge launched an architecture competition in 1908, which was limited to architects who were members of a Masonic lodge in the Rhineland or Westphalia. The designs by Oskar Kunhenn (Essen), Boldt & Frings (Düsseldorf) and Richard Dörschel (Düsseldorf) were awarded.

After the Second World War , the lodge of the newly founded Grand Lodge joined the Grand Lodge of the Old Free and Accepted Masons of Germany . Since 1961 the lodge has had a new lodge house at Stadtgarten Essen , where it is still active today.

Members

The members of the lodge included the mayor of Altendorf , Wilhelm Kerckhoff . From 1884 to 1887 and from 1888 to 1895 he headed the lodge as master of the chair .

literature

Ulrich Cichy: 225 years of Freemason culture in the Ruhr area. 2010, ISBN 978-3-941720-03-9 .

Web links

Commons : Great National Mother Lodge “To the Three Worlds” - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Homepage of the lodge

Individual evidence

↑ The History of the Lodge. St. Johannis Masonic Lodge "Alfred zur Linde" in the Orient zu Essen eV (AzL), archived from the original on November 2, 2015 ; accessed on May 15, 2020 .
↑ Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung . 28th year 1908, No. 29 (from April 11, 1908) ( online ), p. 212 (under the heading “Miscellaneous”) - according to whose design the new building was finally carried out is not documented.

[1] The History of the Lodge. St. Johannis Masonic Lodge "Alfred zur Linde" in the Orient zu Essen eV (AzL), archived from the original on November 2, 2015 ; accessed on May 15, 2020 .

[2] Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung . 28th year 1908, No. 29 (from April 11, 1908) ( online ), p. 212 (under the heading “Miscellaneous”) - according to whose design the new building was finally carried out is not documented.