Odd Fellows Hall (Blacksburg, Virginia)
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The Odd Fellows Hall, also known as Tadmore Light Lodge, No. 6184, is a historic
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American Jurisdiction is a jurisdiction of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows in the United States, Jamaica, Canada, South America, and other locations. Since its founding in 1843, its membership has prin ...
meeting hall located at Blacksburg,
Montgomery County, Virginia Montgomery County is a county located in the Valley and Ridge area of the U.S. state of Virginia. As population in the area increased, Montgomery County was formed in 1777 from Fincastle County, which in turn had been taken from Botetourt Count ...
. It was built in 1905, and is a two-story frame structure clad in painted weatherboard siding. It has a standing seam metal gable roof. The building served throughout the early- to mid-20th century as the social center of the local African-American community. an
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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 2005.


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African-American history of Virginia Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Buildings and structures completed in 1905 Buildings and structures in Blacksburg, Virginia Odd Fellows buildings in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Virginia 1905 establishments in Virginia {{MontgomeryCountyVA-NRHP-stub