Odd Fellows Hall (Blacksburg, Virginia)

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Odd Fellows Hall
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Location203 Gilbert St., Blacksburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°14′9″N80°25′16″W / 37.23583°N 80.42111°W / 37.23583; -80.42111 Coordinates: 37°14′9″N80°25′16″W / 37.23583°N 80.42111°W / 37.23583; -80.42111
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1905
NRHP reference No. 05000770 [1]
VLR No.150-0087
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 2005
Designated VLRJune 1, 2005 [2]

The Odd Fellows Hall, also known as Tadmore Light Lodge, No. 6184, is a historic Grand United Order of Odd Fellows meeting hall located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1905, and is a two-story frame structure clad in painted weatherboard siding. It has a standing seam metal gable roof. The building served throughout the early- to mid-20th century as the social center of the local African-American community. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Thomas M. Sherman, John R. Kern and Michael J. Pulice (April 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Odd Fellows Hall" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos