The I.O.O.F. Hall, in

Garnavillo, Iowa Garnavillo is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 763 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 754 in 2000. History Garnavillo once served as county seat of Clayton County. Geography Garnavillo is located at (42.86 ...

, also known as Garnavillo Lodge Hall, is a two-story building built in 1860. It served as a clubhouse for

International Order of Odd Fellows The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) is a non-political and non-sectarian international fraternal order of Odd Fellowship. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Wildey in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Evolving from the Order of Odd ...

and then later for

Masons Mason may refer to: Occupations * Mason, brick mason, or bricklayer, a craftsman who lays bricks to construct brickwork, or who lays any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces * Stone mason, a craftsman in the stone-cutt ...

. with It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1979. In 1979 it was assessed to be historically significant as a "very nice example" of

Greek Revival architecture The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...

, which is relatively rare in Iowa, and as a "very early" fraternal hall that was well-preserved.

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Buildings and structures completed in 1860 Buildings and structures in Clayton County, Iowa Greek Revival architecture in Iowa Odd Fellows buildings in Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Clayton County, Iowa Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa {{ClaytonCountyIA-NRHP-stub