Odd Fellows Building (Casper, Wyoming)

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Odd Fellows Building
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Location136 S. Wolcott St.,
Casper, Wyoming
Coordinates 42°51′5″N106°19′27″W / 42.85139°N 106.32417°W / 42.85139; -106.32417
Arealess than one acre
Built1952
ArchitectJan Wilking; Goodrich & Wilking
Architectural stylePost WW II Commercial
NRHP reference No. 09000455 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 2009

The Odd Fellow Building or Odd Fellows Building, now known as Wolcott Galleria, is a historic building in Casper, Wyoming. It was built in 1952 and designed by architect Jan Wilking of local architectural firm Goodrich & Wilking. Casper's economy was then doing well and this building, unusual for Casper, was built with an arcade of first floor shops. The Odd Fellows used the second floor, which had a double-height ballroom. There were offices on the third. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

This building is now known as the "Wolcott Galleria", and home to home to a number of retail shops, as well as a banquet hall.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Stephanie Lowe. "Casper Odd Fellows Building". WyoHistory.Org, a project of the Wyoming State Historical Society. Retrieved July 25, 2016.