Laying of the cornerstone at the US Capitol Building on September 18, 1793
Federal Lodge No. 1
Ex Tenebris Lux ☆ Facta Non Verba
Constituted on September 12, 1793
by James Hoban, our first Master and the architect of the White House, Federal Lodge No. 1 is one of the four original founding lodges of the the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia.Along with President George Washington, Federal laid the cornerstones for the President’s Mansion and the US Capitol.
With a proud history of spreading fraternity, brotherly love and charity, Federal has more than 200 members located here in the Nation’s Capital and all over the world.
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Federal Lodge No. 1 is a proud member
of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia.