National Register of Historic Places

Odd Fellows Hall

La Grange, Stanislaus County, California
Listed
August 23, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79003467

About this property

The Odd Fellows Hall in La Grange, California, was built in 1880. Also known as the I.O.O.F. Building, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It served historically as a clubhouse and as a meeting hall. It is described as a "good example of the vernacular Greek Revival–style found in 1850s California" and "Significant also for its social function as the I.O.O.F. hall for the pioneer community." It has a porch, likely added later in the century, decorated with jigsaw work. It is a tall two-story wood building on a rubble stone foundation. The slope of its roof, together with its front-facing gable with box cornice returns, gives the impression of a pediment; this is one of its vernacular Greek Revival elements. Other such elements are its narrow pilasters and its three bay front with a central doorway. Its trim, which a photo shows is now painted blue, seems to have been originally painted green, contrasting with white for the building's clapboard siding, in a New England–style color scheme often used in California in the mid-1800s.

Location

La Grange, Stanislaus County, California
37.66336, -120.46244

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Sources

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When was Odd Fellows Hall listed on the National Register?

Odd Fellows Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Odd Fellows Hall?

Odd Fellows Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Odd Fellows Hall?

The period of significance for Odd Fellows Hall is recorded as the industrial era.

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