The Odd Fellows Home of Dell Rapids, also known as the I.O.O.F. Home, is a historic

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 ...

lodge Lodge is originally a term for a relatively small building, often associated with a larger one. Lodge or The Lodge may refer to: Buildings and structures Specific * The Lodge (Australia), the official Canberra residence of the Prime Ministe ...

and former orphanage in

Dell Rapids, South Dakota Dell Rapids is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,996 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is known as "The Little City with the Big Attractions." The city to ...

. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012, with four

contributing resources In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...

: the main building, a power plant, the front gate, and an apple orchard. With

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* National Register of Historic Places in Minnehaha County, South Dakota Residential buildings completed in 1910 1910 establishments in South Dakota Odd Fellows buildings in South Dakota Orphanages in the United States {{SouthDakota-NRHP-stub