{"id":268,"date":"2019-12-25T13:43:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-25T13:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lodge1454.com\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2026-08-31T22:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T22:17:33","slug":"webb-lodge-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/index.php\/webb-lodge-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Webb Lodge History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The History of Webb Masonic Lodge #1454<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Webb Masonic Lodge #1454 meets in the historic former Webb Baptist Church, built in 1907 and designated a City of Arlington landmark in 2016. The building represents more than a century of worship, fellowship and community life in southeast Tarrant County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Webb Community Baptist Church<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lodge01-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Historic Webb Community Baptist Church building in Arlington, Texas\" class=\"wp-image-69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lodge01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lodge01-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lodge01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lodge01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lodge01-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lodge01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2026-scaled-e1787866072707-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Webb Masonic Lodge #1454 meeting place in Arlington, Texas\" class=\"wp-image-896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2026-scaled-e1787866072707-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2026-scaled-e1787866072707-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2026-scaled-e1787866072707-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2026-scaled-e1787866072707-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2026-scaled-e1787866072707-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2026-scaled-e1787866072707-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2026-scaled-e1787866072707-107x60.jpg 107w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2026-scaled-e1787866072707-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1906, the citizens of Webb, a small farm community in SE Tarrant County, organized the Webb Baptist Church. M.C. Jackson was the first pastor when the congregation purchased a plot of land from Daniel Zuefeldt for $300.00. Construction of the building was completed in 1907. It appears today much as it did then with a cruciform plan and a slender belfry in the Texas vernacular architecture style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before establishment of the church, Webb residents had to travel long distances for worship and fellowship. Inclement weather, combined with the black land soil and the unpaved roads made trips into nearby towns almost impossible. Webb Baptist Church became a unifying force for the whole community. From 1907 to 1985, nearly twenty pastors led the church, the longest serving being Dr. J.M. Price from 1928 to 1949.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1990, Webb Fraternal Organization, Inc. purchased the property for the purpose of restoration, preservation and maintenance of the buildings on the property for posterity. Since then, the church building has been the home of the Webb Masonic Lodge #1454 and Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #1140.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>City of Arlington, Texas Landmark \u2014 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2-2026-1024x801.jpg\" alt=\"Historic church building that is home to Webb Masonic Lodge #1454\" class=\"wp-image-897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2-2026-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2-2026-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2-2026-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2-2026-1536x1202.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2-2026-2048x1602.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2-2026-600x469.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2-2026-77x60.jpg 77w, https:\/\/lodge1454.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lodge-2-2026-115x90.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The History of Webb Masonic Lodge #1454 Webb Masonic Lodge #1454 meets in the historic former Webb Baptist Church, built in 1907 and designated a City of Arlington landmark in 2016. 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