The lodge met on the third floor of what was named Naperville Academy. The site is located at the far west end of Van Buren Avenue, on Eagle Street.
Following is an excerpt from "A View of Historic Naperville" by Genevieve Towsley.

Landmark of Learning... The Academy 1852-1927
At a meeting in the old log school house (southeast corner of Jefferson and Ewing streets) was held to discuss the building of a new school house. Present were Captain Joe Naper, Alexander Howard, Dr. David Hess, Nelson Thomas, Mr. Youngheim, Stephen Scott, James Hunt and several others. Stephen Scott was opposed to it, so it was voted down, but some got together later in a store and Captain Naper said, "Why not build a schoolhouse by subscription? I'll give the land and I'll give the stone from my quarry."  So some gave $60 and some gave $75 and the school was begun.
The building was of stone, 40' x 50' and three stories high. John Ball, assisted by Sam Baliman, did the mason work, and John Collins, with help from Mr. Ditzler, did the carpenter work. The basement only was made and then there was no more lumber, thus it stood all winter. In the spring of 1851, work was resumed, and the second story was made, then there was no more lumber, it was left again one winter. In the spring of 1852 the exterior was finished and the roof and belfry put on. The stone mason hadn't been paid and he threatened to cut down the scaffold so the men couldn't put up the cornice. Tom Naper was appointed to keep watch.
The upper rooms were finished first, as the Masonic fraternity wanted a room. The Masons paid $700 to buy the upper north room and to enable the trustees to complete the school, at a total cost of approximately $6000. In 1864, the Masons donated the room to the school.

 Naper School, which sits on the site of Naperville Academy, as it looks today, April, 2007.






















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