Masons set cornerstone ceremony for Broomfield Event Center

Broomfield’s Mosaic Lodge No. 184, along with the City and County of Broomfield, will host the Masonic Grand Lodge of Colorado for a ceremonial cornerstone laying at the new Broomfield Event Center.

The activity is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 at 11 a.m. The public is welcome to attend.  Parking will be limited, so please plan to carpool.

The Broomfield Civic Chorus will supply patriotic music, and Mayor Karen Stuart will introduce those instrumental in construction of the Event Center.  Colorado Grand Lodge members will perform the ceremony with the Mosaic Lodge members.

The cornerstone of a building in ancient times was a perfectly squared stone set in the corner of a new building. It was “plumbed,” “squared,” and “leveled” by the builder. In the United States, the public laying of cornerstones is interwoven in American history. 

Over the last 200 years, cornerstones have been laid in hundreds of public buildings, schools, churches and government buildings.  In Broomfield, Mosaic Lodge No. 184 and the Grand Lodge of Colorado have performed the ceremonial cornerstone laying for the city and county’s public buildings, including the City and County Building, the Health and Human Services Building, the library, the Police and Courts Building, and the Detention Center.