S. 2nd Ave., Franklin, Tennessee. County/parish: Williamson.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 07, 1973. NRIS 73001859.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Masonic Hall of Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7 is a historic Gothic revival building on South 2nd Avenue in Franklin, Tennessee. Constructed in 1823, it is the oldest public building in Franklin. It is nationally significant as the site of negotiations leading to the Treaty of Franklin, the first Indian removal treaty agreed after passage of the 1830 Indian Removal Act. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973. It continues to serve the local Masonic lodge.
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