New England Masonic Charitable Institute

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = New England Masonic Charitable Institute

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| designated_other1 = New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_date = April 29, 2002

| image = NH Carroll County NE Masonic Charitable Institute 0001.tif

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| location= 30 Town House Rd., Effingham, New Hampshire

| coordinates = {{coord|43.73956|-71.01153|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = New Hampshire#USA

| built = 1858

| architecture = Italianate

| added = September 19, 2019

| area =

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| refnum = 100004415{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/weekly-list-20190919.htm|title = Weekly List 20190919 - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)}}

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The New England Masonic Charitable Institute is a historic building on Town House Road in Effingham, New Hampshire. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019, and the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places in 2002.{{cite web |title=New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places |url=https://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/programs/state_register_listinged_prop.htm#listingsdate |publisher=New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources |access-date=November 25, 2020}}

It was founded by the Charter Oak Lodge No. 58 of Free and Accepted Masons. Although some Masonic buildings in other states provided space for schools on their first floors, this is the only school in the United States known to have been run by the Masons.{{cite news |url=https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/only-u-s-school-founded-by-masons-named-to-national-register/article_2a27426c-eb60-11e9-bf6f-ff663f5eaacd.html |title=Only U.S. school founded by Masons named to National Register |website=The Conway Daily Sun |location=North Conway, New Hampshire |date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=November 26, 2020}}

It is a two-and-a-half story building, built in Italianate style. The Lodge's temple space within the building have trompe-l'œil murals painted by Boston painter Philip A. Butler. The murals depict classic sculptures, architectural details and Masonic symbols, including the All-Seeing Eye. The murals were water-damaged in the late 1980s but have since been restored.

The building now houses the public library for the town of Effingham.{{cite web |url=https://effingham.lib.nh.us |title=Effingham Public Library |website=NH.us |access-date=November 26, 2020}}