Odd Fellows Hall (Big Horn, Wyoming)

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Odd Fellows Hall
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LocationJackson St.
Big Horn, Wyoming
Coordinates 44°40′46″N106°59′27″W / 44.67944°N 106.99083°W / 44.67944; -106.99083 Coordinates: 44°40′46″N106°59′27″W / 44.67944°N 106.99083°W / 44.67944; -106.99083
Arealess than one acre
Built1894
Architectural style Western false front
NRHP reference No. 80004052 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1980

The Odd Fellows Hall, also known as Big Horn Odd Fellows Hall, is located in Big Horn, Wyoming, and was built in 1894. The hall was originally used by Big Horn's chapter of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and was later used by the Odd Fellows' sister organization, the Rebekahs. The organizations hosted community events until the Odd Fellows merged with another chapter in 1949 and the Rebekahs disbanded in 1970; the groups mainly folded because they lacked the resources to maintain their building. The building features a false front, a common design feature in buildings in Western boom towns; it is one of three remaining historic buildings in Big Horn with a false front. [2]

The hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Love, Christy; Sheila Bricher-Wade (May 16, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Odd Fellows Hall". Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service . Retrieved May 28, 2013.