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A two-story white clapboard building with a pointed bell tower on the left, an outside staircase, and open prairie around it. A handwritten label reads "Community Church, Masonic Lodge #999, Haslet School, Built 1880, Picture made 1916."
A two-story white clapboard building with a pointed bell tower on the left, an outside staircase, and open prairie around it. A handwritten label reads "Community Church, Masonic Lodge #999, Haslet School, Built 1880, Picture made 1916."

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1916

Church, lodge, and school

The building that served as Haslet's community church, Masonic lodge, and school. The label on the print says it was built in 1880; the photograph was made in 1916.

Archive title
[Community Church, Masonic Lodge No. 999, Haslet School]
Archive description
Photograph of a rural building built in 1880 that served as the Community Church, Masonic Lodge and school. Of the two front doors, the right one is wide open. A chimney and outside stair case are visible. There is a second set of two doors and four windows visible in the photograph.
Era
Before the railroad
Credit
Courtesy of Haslet Public Library via The Portal to Texas History, UNT Libraries
Rights
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Cite as
[Community Church, Masonic Lodge No. 999, Haslet School], photo, 1916; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91005/: accessed September 24, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Haslet Public Library.
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