The wooden building on the right is the oldest Masonic hall in
continuous use in the United States which was built originally for
Masonic purposes. Governor Edmund Randolph was among the many prominent
Virginia Masons who participated in the corner-stone laying in 1785.
Lafayette was given a reception here in 1824 on his triumphal return
visit to the scenes where he had served in the American Revolution. ¶
_Proceed east on Franklin, halting briefly between Twenty-first and
Twenty-second._
At the top of the hill to your left, you can see a typical old galleried
home of early Richmond, now incorporated in the buildings of Monte Maria
Roman Catholic Convent. ¶ _Turn right on Franklin at Twenty-third, go to
Main, turn right, then proceed to Twenty-first Street, turn right and
continue north to Broad, turn right on Broad, continue to
Twenty-fourth._
You are now entering Church Hill, Richmond’s oldest residential section.
¶ _Stop at Twenty-fourth and Broad, location of St. John’s Church._