AF and AM Lodge 687
AF and AM Lodge 687 | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Italianate |
Address | 203 West High Street, Orangeville, Stephenson County, Illinois |
Town or city | Orangeville |
Country | USA |
Completed | 1896 |
Renovated | 1903 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
AF and AM Lodge 687, Orangeville | |
Coordinates | 42°28′07″N 89°38′45″W / 42.4685°N 89.6457°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1896; 1900 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 03000354[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 9, 2003 |
The Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Lodge 687 (AF and AM), also known as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows J.R. Scruggs Lodge 372, is a building constructed in 1876 as a Masonic Hall. It is located in downtown
Location
The building is located in the central business district, along High and Main Streets, of the 800 person village of Orangeville, Illinois, United States. Orangeville is located about two mile (3 km) away from the Illinois–Wisconsin border, in Stephenson County. The Masonic Hall is one lot west of the intersection of High Street and East Street, High Street is the main thoroughfare through downtown Orangeville. The lot, on the south side of West High Street, is east, across the alley from John Bower's house, the Union House. Along with Union House, and the Masonic Hall, four of five sites in Orangeville listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places are found on High Street.[3]
High Street slopes uphill from the Richland Creek and is populated by historic, 19th century buildings.[4] At the summit of High Street's slope is the Central House, which is another of the High Street structures listed on the National Register.[1][4] The other listing is the 1926 People's State Bank.[1][4] Other historic buildings in the approximately three block area include the 1888 Musser Building, and the 1906 Wagner Building.[4]
History
The original (front) portion of the building was constructed in 1876 and has a full basement. Several alterations were made in 1903 including the addition of large rear wing to the building as well as an overhang above the first floor windows along the entire length of the west facade. The building was originally constructed to serve as the meeting hall for the local Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Lodge (AF and AM), but from its opening it has always been utilized by all of Orangeville's fraternal organizations. The AF and AM Lodge 687 of Orangeville built the building at a cost of US$2,500 just four years after the chapter was organized in 1872.[3]
The
Architecture
The lodge is a two-story front
Significance
The AF and AM Lodge in Orangeville has served the area for more than 125 years as a social meeting place for different
References
- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Mighty Richland Players Dinner Theatre". MRPDT. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g Buford, John C. (December 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: AF and AM Lodge 687 / Independent Order of Oddfellows J.R. Scruggs Lodge 372" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ a b c d Buford, John C. "People's State Bank," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, 26 February 2004, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 9 October 2007.