George Luhrs - Arizona No. 2 Mason

Masonic Trivia: In the late 1860s, 31-year-old wheelwright George H.N. Luhrs immigrated to the States from Germany. After living for years in the booming gold mining center of Wickenburg, Luhrs in 1878 moved to the new hay-growing center to the southeast, a town called Phoenix. By 1884, he owned some of the most valuable real estate in the fledgling city, including the block where the Luhrs complex now sits on the southeast corner of First Avenue and Jefferson in downtown Phoenix. In 1887, Luhrs and his partner took over the Commercial Hotel, an inviting courtyard-style building on the northeast corner of Central and Jefferson. (It later became the Luhrs Hotel.) The Luhrs name continues to be one of the leading family names in the development of Phoenix Arizona. The Patriarch George H.N. was the first Master Mason raised at Arizona Lodge #2 Free and Accepted Masons.  Thank you Gila Valley No. 9 for posting this trivia on Facebook!!!!