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IOOF Building

Historic Building 77

I.O.O.F. Building, 1882

A joint effort of the Masonic and Odd Fellows Lodges, this Classical Revival-style building required nearly a decade to complete due to a lack of money and materials.  A parade kicked off the long awaited laying of the cornerstone, into which was placed a casket containing valuable coins, historic documents, and even a stone from Soloman’s Temple.  The lodges shared the second floor until the Mason’s moved to a new hall in 1910.

Gaslamp Quarter

 

Submitted by Bryan Arnold (@nanowhiskers)

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