The Odd Fellows Hall in

Old Town In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are ma ...

Eureka, California Eureka (Wiyot: ''Jaroujiji'', Hupa: ''do'-wi-lotl-ding'', Karuk: ''uuth'') is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt ...

, also known as the French Empire Mansard Building, is a

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style building built in 1883. The building served historically as a department store, as a professional building, as a clubhouse, and as a meeting hall for Odd Fellows. It was listed on the

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in 1978.

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Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in California Second Empire architecture in California Cultural infrastructure completed in 1883 Buildings and structures in Eureka, California Odd Fellows buildings in California National Register of Historic Places in Humboldt County, California {{California-NRHP-stub

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