會澤萬(wan)壽宮始建于(yu)清康(kang)熙(xi)五(wu)十(shi)年(nian)(公元1711年(nian)),雍正八年(nian)(公元1730年(nian))毀于(yu)戰火,乾隆二(er)十(shi)七年(nian)(公元1762年(nian))經東川(chuan)、南(nan)昌、臨江、瑞(rui)川(chuan)、建昌等(deng)五(wu)府公議(yi),并由參(can)加公議(yi)的五(wu)府及九江、南(nan)安等(deng)共14府捐銀重建。清道光(guang)、咸豐及民國(guo)年(nian)間(jian)均作過多次修葺。
萬(wan)壽宮是會澤縣規模(mo)較(jiao)(jiao)大(da)、保存(cun)較(jiao)(jiao)為(wei)完整的(de)(de)會館(guan)建(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)之一,總(zong)占(zhan)地(di)面積7545.92平方米(mi)(mi),建(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)面積2594.74平方米(mi)(mi)。建(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)坐北朝南(nan),沿中軸線作縱深布局,為(wei)三進(jin)兩(liang)跨院(yuan)。建(jian)有(you)門(men)樓(lou)兼戲(xi)臺(tai)(tai)、正殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、后殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)。門(men)樓(lou)戲(xi)臺(tai)(tai)為(wei)穿斗抬(tai)梁混合式歇山頂(ding)建(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu),前檐(yan)開山門(men),樓(lou)層作戲(xi)臺(tai)(tai),前檐(yan)三重,后檐(yan)五重,檐(yan)下(xia)有(you)裝(zhuang)飾性(xing)的(de)(de)密集型斗拱(gong)挑檐(yan),屋頂(ding)前后共32支翼(yi)角(jiao),如仙鶴展(zhan)翅(chi)凌空,傲游藍天(tian),十分別致(zhi)。戲(xi)臺(tai)(tai)面闊16米(mi)(mi),高13.6米(mi)(mi),戲(xi)臺(tai)(tai)除舞臺(tai)(tai)外(wai),含化(hua)裝(zhuang)、候(hou)場(chang)(chang)、樂室等,可供(gong)較(jiao)(jiao)大(da)型的(de)(de)傳統戲(xi)曲(qu)演出(chu)。戲(xi)臺(tai)(tai)前有(you)廣大(da)平整場(chang)(chang)地(di),可容近2000人(ren)觀看演出(chu)。戲(xi)臺(tai)(tai)頂(ding)部藻(zao)井(jing)天(tian)花(hua)、梁枋上繪有(you)人(ren)物(wu)、山水圖畫,柱上雕(diao)龍,均工藝精湛,色彩艷麗,裝(zhuang)飾華貴(gui)。第二進(jin)為(wei)中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),氣勢巍峨。中供(gong)許遜(xun)神像(xiang)。許遜(xun),江西南(nan)昌人(ren),生于晉朝,相傳為(wei)江西道教創始人(ren),亦稱(cheng)許真君,故中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)亦有(you)真君殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)之稱(cheng)。中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)東西兩(liang)側各建(jian)偏殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),南(nan)側后檐(yan)于明代延(yan)伸出(chu)一亭,亭中置(zhi)一一龕,供(gong)奉韋陀神像(xiang)。在第二進(jin)中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)至(zhi)第三院(yuan)后殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)間,另辟有(you)東西跨院(yuan),東跨院(yuan)為(wei)花(hua)園,西跨院(yuan)建(jian)有(you)小(xiao)戲(xi)臺(tai)(tai),對稱(cheng)布局。后殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)較(jiao)(jiao)中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)稍高,兩(liang)旁有(you)宅。萬(wan)壽宮建(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)布局嚴謹,氣勢宏大(da),特(te)別是古戲(xi)臺(tai)(tai),造型別致(zhi),外(wai)觀秀美,是研(yan)究(jiu)清代會館(guan)建(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)的(de)(de)寶貴(gui)資料。