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© Disha41754 (CC BY)
Michigan Masonic Home Dedication shekel
1912 year| Pewter | - | 33 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1912 |
| Composition | Pewter |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#292129 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Seeing Eye above Michigan Masonic Home,
inscription below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MICHIGAN
MASONIC HOME
DEDICATED
MARCH 29TH 1912
Comment
Masonic Home Hospital Wing (525 N. State)In 1910, a fire destroyed the State Masonic Lodge Old Folks Home in Grand Rapids. At around the same time, the former Alma Sanitarium became vacant as the fad for mineral baths wound down. Ammi Wright, the sanitarium's owner, offered the building to the Masonic Lodge for $60,000. The Masons were slow to accept, and faced with maintenance costs of his huge building, Wright dropped the asking price to one dollar in 1911. The Masons accepted, and on March 29, 1912 the building was rededicated the Masonic Home. In 1915, the Masons added a large hospital wing to the complex. Eventually, the Masons felt the need for a new campus, and in the 1930s a new complex north of Alma was constructed, and the Sanitarium building was demolished.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Downtown_Historic_District_%28Alma%2C_Michigan%29
