Dutcher Lodge

Archive

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Dutcher Lodge

Entry/Object ID

2024.04.111

Scope and Content

Documents and photos about the history and efforts to preserve the Douglas Masons Lodge which is also known as the Douglas City Hall. - Small wooden mallet. - 45 photos of the restoration of the Dutcher Lodge. - Ticket/program for the Douglas Historic Home Tour, Sunday, October 4, 1992 - A small (3.5” x 5”) blue booklet with the By-Laws of the Dutcher Lodge, No. 193. - A newspaper with an article about the restoration of Dutcher Lodge. Holland Sentinel March 20, 1994 - February 20, 1995 letter from Jim Schmiechen to Jeff ??? regarding how renovation of Dutcher Lodge should be historically correct. - A proof of page 20 from the book “RAISING THE ROOF” by Jim Schmiechen. It includes a 1902 photograph of the DUTCHER LODGE & DOUGLAS VILLAGE HALL”. - An orange 8.5” x 11” program for the HISTORICAL MARKER DEDICATION of DUTCHER LODGE, October 11, 1997. - Four buttons from the 1991 Douglas Historic Preservation Committee with an image of the Dutcher Lodge. - Two leather Masonic aprons. - October 12, 2002, Certificate of Recognition to SDHS from Douglas City Council for Dutcher Lodge renovation efforts. - Newspaper clipping about an essay contest created to gain support for the Dutcher Lodge preservation project. - 1996 Synopsis for the Restoration of Dutcher Lodge in a 8.5” x 11” flyer for use as the Douglas Community Center. - 1991 poster for the Douglas Historic Home Walking Tour. - Newspaper article about trying to save Dutcher Lodge and the October 6, 1991 tour to raise funds. - May 27, 1976, newspaper article about the long-delayed maintenance, renovation and painting of the village hall has begun. - Programs for the 1993 (?) and 1994 “Designers’ Showcase House” to benefit the renovation of Dutcher Lodge. - Bag of documents from the Freemasons at the Dutcher Lodge, including certificates, letters, and memos, along with documents about chartering a lodge in Fennville.

Collection

Buildings: Commercial, Historic Preservation

Acquisition

Accession

2024.04

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Dimensions

Height

10-1/2 in

Width

16-1/2 in

Location

Box

006 Dutcher Lodge

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dutcher Lodge #193, Free and Accepted Masons, Dutcher Lodge building 1867-, Douglas Historical Preservation Committee

Create Date

November 6, 2021

Update Date

November 11, 2024