Downtown Princeton lost a significant piece of its history with the collapse of the Princeton One Hour Cleaners building that housed the former Masonic Lodge on West Court Square Thursday morning.
The two-story building was constructed in 1899 as the home of the Clinton #82 Lodge for Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM) and was known for its striking architecture and ornamental qualities.
Caldwell County historian Linda Ward said four faces appeared across the top of the building that demonstrated the virtues of a mason.
click to download audioOfficials at the scene of the building’s clean-up said two of the four ornamental faces were saved intact.
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