The former Odd Fellows Hall, located at 231 West Washington Row in
Sandusky,
Ohio, in the
United States, is an historic building built in 1889 by members of the
Independent 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 ...
. It is also known as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Temple. On May 1, 2003, it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places.
History
Sandusky had two Odd Fellows organizations in the 19th century: Ogontz Lodge No. 66, founded in 1846, and Erie Encampment No. 27, founded in 1848. Both groups were made up of German immigrants, and the latter originally conducted its affairs in German. The two groups built the lodge hall in 1889. Like many lodge halls of the time, it had business and commercial space on the ground floor while the lodge hall was upstairs. Architect
George Feick
George Feick (January 23, 1849 - November 11, 1932) was a German-American builder in Sandusky and Oberlin, Ohio. His works include the Wyoming State Capitol, multiple buildings at Oberlin College, and numerous office buildings, churches, schoo ...
and his brothers Adam and Philip designed the building, which has elements of the
Queen Anne and
Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after the American architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886). The revival style incorporates 11th and 12th century southern French, Spanish, and Italian Romanesque ...
styles.
Current use
The building is now used for business and office space. Many local attorneys have their offices in it.
See also
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List of Registered Historic Places in Erie County, Ohio
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, Ohio.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, Ohio, United ...
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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
National Register listings for Erie County, Ohio
National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, Ohio
Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Buildings and structures in Sandusky, Ohio
Sandusky
1889 establishments in Ohio
Queen Anne architecture in Ohio
Romanesque Revival architecture in Ohio
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