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The Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium, located at 228—250 Auburn Avenue, N.E. in the
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, are historic buildings built in 1912 and 1913, respectively, as the headquarters of the District Grand Lodge No. 18, Jurisdiction of Georgia, of the
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. B.S. Ingram was District Grand Master and Dr. William F. Penn was chairman of the building committee. Renowned Atlanta-based architect
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designed the buildings, while Robert E. Pharrow was the contractor and M.B. Morton was superintendent of construction.Waymark listing for Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium
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dedicated the Odd Fellows Building in 1912.Sweet Auburn Avenue article on Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium
/ref> The Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium are closely linked with Benjamin Jefferson Davis, Sr. (1870–1945), Atlanta's most influential black journalist, who edited the ''Atlanta Independent'', the official organ of District No. 18. He was District Grand Secretary and a member of the Building Committee when they were built.
/ref> The Odd Fellows Building, called the Tower, is six stories high while the Auditorium next door, called the Annex, is two stories with an
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that adds another two or three stories in height. Both are built of redbrick except for the first floor of the Tower which is stone. The Annex was used for many years as a movie house and was the only major venue in Atlanta where blacks could be seated on the main floor. In addition to providing meeting and office space for the Odd Fellows, the Tower provided office and store space for black-owned businesses and black professionals. Its flat roof was used for dances for many years. On May 2, 1975, both buildings were added to the
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See also

* Herndon Building, formerly located across the street *
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List of Odd Fellows buildings This is a list of notable Odd Fellows buildings, sometimes called "Odd Fellows Hall", "Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building", "IOOF Building", "Odd Fellows Lodge" and variations. Also included is a List of Odd Fellows cemeteries, some of wh ...
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Odd Fellows Hall (disambiguation) Odd Fellows Hall, Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building, IOOF Building, Odd Fellows Lodge and variations are buildings for a chapter of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows fraternal organization. These terms may, more specifically, refer to: ...


References


External links


HABS
Historic American Buildings Survey listing
The Odd Fellows Buildings, Atlanta
theoddfellowsbuildings.com

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