Odd Fellows Temple (Saskatoon)

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Odd Fellows Temple Building (2010)
Odd Fellows Temple (Saskatoon)
General information
Location416 21st Street East
Town or city Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Country Canada
Completed1912
Client Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Design and construction
Architect Walter William LaChance

The Odd Fellows Temple Building is a landmark building located in downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Built by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows the building served as a meeting place, ball room and temple until being sold in 1959 to the Saskatoon Labour Council. The building was officially designated a heritage property on April 19, 1983. [1]

The building served as home to Saskatoon's first library from 1913 to 1923. [2]

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