The I.O.O.F. Building of Buffalo, in

Buffalo, Oklahoma Buffalo is a town and county seat of Harper County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,299 at the 2010 census. It was named after the Buffalo Creek valley, in which it is located. History In 1907, the town was "staked out" and a po ...

, is an International Order of Odd Fellows building that was built in 1917 in what is now known as Plains Commercial Style architecture. Also known as Harper County Journal Office, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It served historically as a meeting hall and as a business. The building is by . Its nomination to the National Register describes its importance as:

The I.O.O.F. Building and now the offices of the Harper County Journal in Buffalo is excellently preserved and unaltered example of the austere Plains Commercial style architecture typical of northwest Oklahoma after statehood. In addition, the building is significant as a social center with the I.O.O.F. lodge's meeting hall and as the offices for the oldest newspaper in the county, an important means of disseminating information for the early citizens of the county. with

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Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma Buildings and structures completed in 1917 Buildings and structures in Harper County, Oklahoma Odd Fellows buildings in Oklahoma National Register of Historic Places in Harper County, Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-NRHP-stub