On June 15, 1860 Richardson Lodge #136 G.R.C. held its first meeting. The first lodge room was situated at Cashel, on the northeast corner of what is now 18th Avenue and Kennedy Road. It was above the livery stable and barn of an Inn.

Travel was often difficult and initiations were few in the early years at Cashel, so in 1866 the Lodge was moved to Knill's Hall in Stouffville. This building was opposite what was then the town's post office. Meetings were held there for the next ten years, until a fire razed that structure.

Daley's Hall was the next home of Richardson Lodge. It was on Main Street in Stouffville opposite the clock tower. The Lodge remained there until April 1955.