North West Lodge 271 Chicago A.F.+ A.M.

Masonic Blue Lodge originally founded as Blaney Lodge No. 271 in Chicago on October 6th, 1858 under the Grand Lodge of Illinois jurisdiction. Name History of Blaney Lodge #271

Blaney Lodge Chartered October 6th 1858 in Chicago under the Grand Lodge of Illinois. Parkway Lodge #1008 consolidated with Blaney #271 on June 15th , 1959 and the name was changed to Blaney-Parkway #271
West Irving Blair #393 consolidated with Blaney-Parkway #271 on December 8th, 1966 and the name was changed to West Irving Blair #271
West Irving #1154 consolidated with Blair #393 on November 1st, 1962 and the name changed to West Irving Blair #271? Zenith #1148 consolidated with West Irving #154 on November 21st, 1941
North Shore # 937 consolidated with #271 on December 13th, 1988
West Irving Blair #271 changed its name to North West Lodge #271 on October 6th,1989

The original Worshipful Master was
Geo. Joshua H. Gest
J.W. Matthew Tayler
Treas: Wm. Muir
Sec. Gilbert R. Smith
S.D. H.W.C. Cowdry
J.D. Scoville
S.S. Russell Smith
J.S. Wm. A. Hendrie
Tyler T.J. Shepard

The Lodge had a total of 24 charter members including the officers

Charter members were as followed:


David Cameron
Chas. Biggs
Edwin Bean
Constance S. Benedict
Wm. E. Spencer
Wm. G Lewis
Geo. L. Dunlap
W.G. Goodfellow
Jos. Gray
Geo. P. Lee
C.D. Carpenter
Geo. Langland
Chas. J. Wells
John. W. Magill


Original Charter was destroyed by fire on September 15th,1859. 1st substituted charter was also destroyed by fire, on June 7th, 1866. 2nd substituted charted was destroyed on October 9th, 1871