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Name:  Odd Fellows Building
Address:  Olive and 9th
Year:  1888
Date of Demolition:  Unknown
 Architectural Firm/Architect:  Henry Isaacs
Front facade:  Brick, common bond
Property Type Codes:  Commercial building, Central Business District masonry
Dimensions:  127´ x 112´
Ward:  7
Neighborhood:  35
History:
The Odd Fellows Building was constructed of brick with a Missouri granite base. The rusticated base held two-story arches which were glazed from top to bottom. The top two stories of the building also held two-story arches which denoted the Grand Hall of the Order of the Odd Fellows. A corner clock tower rose above the main structure of the building, terminating in a pyramidal roof [133, 135].




People
Issacs, Henry G.

Reference
Architectural Heritage of St. Louis, 1803-1891

 

 

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