{"id":1014,"date":"1910-12-02T13:50:03","date_gmt":"1910-12-02T19:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2017-08-21T15:30:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T19:30:08","slug":"independent-order-of-odd-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/independent-order-of-odd-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Order of Odd Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Morgan Davis<\/p>\n

Architect: Maass Brothers<\/a>
\nLocation: 109 Shelden Avenue, Houghton
\nBuilt: 1910^{1<\/sup><\/p>\n}

\"ioofbuilding\" — IOOF Building. Photograph by A. K. Hoagland, 2007.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
This large brick building has lost its cornice and the third-floor windows have been partially filled in, but its facade still retains its general appearance. At ground level, a large storefront fills most of the space, with a doorway to the upper floors at one side. The second floor has large plate-glass windows, while the third has segmental-arched windows, paired in the center three bays.<\/p>\n
The Oddfellows occupied the third-floor hall of this building. By 1937 George Kirkish leased the building for his furniture store, buying the building in 1950. The family sold the building in 1995.<\/p>\n
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