FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Freemasons claim to be the largest fraternity in the world. Hit films like “The Da Vinci Code” showcase the mystery surrounding these men. News 2 travelled to Franklin where one of the oldest Freemason lodges in the state has stood tall for more than 200 years. 

Freemason Bruce Barker, a previous master of Hiram Lodge No. 7, unlocked the history behind this beautiful brick building on Franklin’s Second Avenue for News 2. 

“Andrew Jackson stood on this step and spoke to five Indian nations,” said Barker, standing outside the lodge. 

John Baumgartner speaks about restorations to the Hiram Masonic Lodge during the Franklin Historic Zoning Commission meeting on Monday, May 13. [Sarah White]

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) awards Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7 Foundation a Tennessee Historic Development Grant

The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County announced this week the properties it considers the most at risk in the county and efforts to...

Masons can move forward with repairs on Hiram Lodge

On a spring day in 1830 at the Masonic Lodge in Franklin, Andrew Jackson and Chickasaw tribal leaders signed a major Indian relocation...

The historic Franklin Masonic Hall on Second Avenue in downtown is holding a special Civil War Trails marker dedication on Friday morning.

On Saturday, Oct 24th, you can walk the dark halls of The Masonic Hall of Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7 in downtown Franklin and hear ghost...

Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7 receives National Landmark Designation . . .

One of Middle Tennessee's oldest civic institutions, Hiram Lodge No. 7, located on Second Avenue, South, is digitizing its vast archives...