Property Record
103-105 ALGOMA BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | I.O.O.F. BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | ODDFELLOWS HALL |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 29076 |
| Location (Address): | 103-105 ALGOMA BLVD |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1884 |
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| Survey Date: | 1994 |
| Historic Use: | meeting hall |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | North Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/7/1996 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/4/1995 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: THE ODDFELLOWS HALL IS A VERY ECLECTIC VICTORIAN DESIGN. THE FACADE IS SYMMETRICALLY ARRANGED WITH DECORATED PILASTERS DIVIDING THE FACADE INTO UNEQUAL SECTIONS. THE ENTRANCE IS COVERED BY A PEDIMENT SUPPORTED ON CONSOLES. AT ATTIC LEVEL THIS IS MARKED BY A DORMER WINDOW SURROUNDED BY A SHAPED GABLE. THE I.O.O.F. EMBLEM IS INSERTED IN THE SECOND STORY. A LARGE ELABORATE SHAPED GABLE MARKS THIS AT THE ATTIC LEVEL. THE BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED OF RED BRICK WITH A MANSARD ROOF. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DISTICTIVE BUILDINGS IN THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND PROVIDES AN INTERESTING CONSTRAST TO THE PREDOMINANTLY ITALIANATE STRUCTURES. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY USED BY THE ODDFELLOWS SINCE ITS CONSTRUCTION IN 1884. IT IS CERTAINLY THE OLDEST BUILDING IN THE CITY DEVOTED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF A FRATERNAL OR SOCIAL ORGANIZATION. |
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| Bibliographic References: | BIBLIGRAPHICAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION TO ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: A. THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN DEC. 30, 1884. B. DATE ON BUILDING. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |