Odd Fellows Building (Owensboro, Kentucky)

The Odd Fellows Building in Owensboro, Kentucky, also denoted DAOB 86, is a three-story building that was built in 1895. It served historically as a professional building, as a clubhouse, and as a specialty store. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Odd Fellows Building
Southern front of the building, along with the Breidenbach Building on the right edge
Odd Fellows Building (Owensboro, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
Odd Fellows Building (Owensboro, Kentucky)
Odd Fellows Building (Owensboro, Kentucky) is located in the United States
Odd Fellows Building (Owensboro, Kentucky)
Location200-204 W. Third St., Owensboro, Kentucky
Coordinates37°46′24″N 87°6′44″W / 37.77333°N 87.11222°W / 37.77333; -87.11222
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1895
Architectural styleBeaux Arts, Renaissance Revival, and Italian Renaissance Revival
MPSOwensboro MRA
NRHP reference No.86000758[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1986

It is one of the most complex buildings, architecturally, in downtown Owensboro, and includes eclectic Beaux Arts and Italian Renaissance Revival details.

The Odd Fellows chapter had membership of 125 men in 1895 when this building, with third floor lodge space for the chapter, was built. The rest of the building has always been commercial, with the first floor as retail space and the second floor as office space.[2]

It was listed onto the National Register in 1986 along with multiple other historic resources in Owensboro, as result of a multiple resources study.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Glenda Thacker (August 9, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Continuation Sheet: Odd Fellows Building". National Park Service. Retrieved March 4, 2017. with four photos from 1986
  3. ^ Glenda Thacker (August 9, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Owensboro (MRA)". National Park Service. Retrieved March 4, 2017.