| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1817/00/00 | Alexander Chalmers Lanier | Home, Work | A two-story Federal-style, brick house is built in Madison, with a bedroom, kitchen and tavern room on the first floor, and a sleeping lot and meeting room on the second floor. Alexander and Drusilla Lanier are the first owners. | |||
| 1818/01/13 | Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Indiana | Established | The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Indiana, is organized in an upstairs room with Alexander Buckner as the first Grand Master. The five lodges chartered are Vincennens No 1, Madison No 2, Charlestown No 3, Lawrenceburg No 4 and Corydon No 5. | |||
| 1972/00/00 | The heirs of Mrs Charlotte Schofield sell the residence to the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite in the Valley of Indianapolis who will give the brick building to the Freemasons of Indiana. | |||||
| 1975/04/19 | After extensive restorations are made by H Roll McLaughlin and Forrest Camplin, architects, the building is opened to the public as a Masonic museum with elaborate ceremonies. |
| Particulars for Lanier-Schofield House, Madison: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Museum Type | Historical Museum |
| Building Type | House |
| Museum Type | Museum |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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